After 33 years of teaching, Ms. Diehl bade farewell to her Lloyd Harbor and West Side students and colleagues. At Lloyd Harbor, Ms. Diehl shared her final “words of wisdom” on LHTV and to her surprise she opened the door only to find hallways crowded with the entire school bidding her farewell with flowers signs, balloons, hugs, cards and many tears. She traveled the hallways to find the entire school lined up cheering and clapping! At West Side, an assembly was held on her last day there, filled with students sharing favorite memories, cards, flowers and so much love!

 

Ms. Diehl began her career teaching kindergarten and fourth grade in Queens and made her way closer to home when she arrived at Lloyd Harbor School in 1997. Here she taught second and fourth grades before switching to the Technology Teacher position in 2015. At that point, Ms. Diehl also began to work at Goose Hill and West Side Schools, helping teachers and students embrace the many opportunities offered by coding, robotics and other aspects of technology. Ms. Diehl’s final messages to the children were to be kind to one another and never give up. Ms. Diehl has espoused those same qualities as a teacher and friend for over 30 years, and she will be missed. Enjoy the next part of your adventure, Ms. Diehl!