Music teacher retires, enthusiastic about future opportunities

PHOTO COURTESY OF prestige Used with permission.

PHOTO COURTESY OF prestige Used with permission.

Deborah Devore
Department Head of Choir, Assistant Director of Band

Q: How long have you been teaching?
A: “[I taught] thirty years at Revere.”

Q: Why did you decide to teach at the high school level?
A: “High schoolers are the best people in the world. They are old enough to treat like adults but still young enough to have fun with. They are the ideal [combination].”

Q: If you could put a senior quote in Lantern, what would it be?
A: “Student brains should not be wired.”

Q: What are your retirement plans?
A: “I will be working part time at a music store and I would like to start studying to be a yoga teacher. I will also be volunteering at Pawsibilities which is an organization that helps abused and neglected dogs. I will also be volunteering with the church choir.”

Q: How has teaching teenagers influenced your life?
A: “It [keeps] me young.”

Q: How has the use of technology changed since your first year at RHS?
A: “We have been a part of a revolution.”

Q: What do you think is the
number one problem students face on a daily basis?
A: “The technological distraction [students
experience] is overwhelming. Kids need to learn to unplug. I think every kid should have to go on a walk out in the woods somewhere once a day.”