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Richard Olsen
High School Teacher

Richard Olsen was born in Irene, South Dakota, in 1942, and he lived on a farm in South Dakota near Irene. He went to school in a one room schoolhouse for seven years and one year in the Irene Public School. He graduated from Irene High School and went to college at the University of South Dakota. The things he studied in college were Social Studies and English. His major studies were in Business Education. He graduated from the University in January of 1972.

He started teaching in the LYSD nine years ago, and this is his third year teaching in Marshall. He plans to work here for a few more years. He says he likes it here, and that Marshall is the best place that he has taught since coming to the LYSD.

The kind of training he needed to get his job was more college courses in education. Every five years he also has to take college courses to renew his certification.

His job keeps him stimulated, and he still feels like getting up early to prepare to teach the students. He would like to see all the students do something after high school. He doesn't like to have students who don't listen and who don't do what they are asked to do.

Richard has a family and says when they are happy it makes him happy.

Tatiana Sergie

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