DAYTON – After one teacher announced his retirement last month, the Dayton School District has lost two more of their own; one due to retirement with the other taking a job in Walla Walla.

Mike McGhan decided to end his long teaching career earlier this year. All of his 39 years teaching took place at Dayton Elementary School, where he started in August 1977, after graduating from Washington State University in Pullman.

McGhan began by teaching Title 1 programs at the school, before moving to the Special Education program, which was his college major.

"I then taught Kindergarten for 10...