Dr. Tom Meagher, STEM education coordinator for Owatonna Public Schools, in his cozy set-up at the high school. Meagher is retiring after 37 years in education. Without a classroom of his own, he’s spent the last 12 years hopping from class to class, building a foundation for the district’s STEM programming in his work with students and teachers. (Josh LaFollette — Owatonna.com)
When Dr. Tom Meagher started teaching in Owatonna, he was the ninth person on an eight-room floor. He was given a closet for an office and forced to borrow classrooms from other teachers to host his classes.
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Tom Meagher introduces a lesson on storm chasing to students at Owatonna High School. (File photo — Owatonna.com)
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Tom Meagher helps a first grade student dig a hole to plant native species outside Lincoln Elementary. (File photo — Owatonna.com)
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(Photo courtesy of Owatonna Public Schools)
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