Even the brightest ray of sunshine fades as the sun sets. For the last 25 years, Mrs. Mary Wilson has been North Penn’s sunshine.
Whenever you needed a hug or positive encouragement, you could turn to her.
Mrs. Mary Wilson, referred to as Coach Wilson by field hockey players, will retire this June after 25 years of dedication to teaching special education students
Wilson grew up in Lancaster with the “Pennsylvania vvDutch,” and ended up moving to the North Penn area for her husband’s job.
Attending Eastern Lebanon County High School, Wilson explained that her “high school was very small number, only 100 students in [her] graduating class – that’s a big difference from North Penn.”
“When I grew up,” she began, “there were only three different things you became – a nurse, a secretary, or a teacher. I was going to be a physical ed. teacher actually.”
At North Penn High School, Wilson has touched many lives through her teaching experience with every grade level and her expertise in the special education field.
Also, Wilson has been very involved in many aspects of North Penn life including coaching field hockey, running the recycling program last year, being the advisor for Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and being a class advisor.
Did you know that beloved Disney Class Trip that the seniors go on every year? – That is thanks to Wilson, who explained that she wanted the seniors to have a memorable event before graduating.
“I set up the whole thing for seniors to go on and enjoy,” she said.
In addition to coaching field hockey, Wilson has coached basketball and soccer at Ursinus College.
Wilson reminisces that her favorite memory of teaching was at Disney in 2001 as well as all of the other Disney trips and “how [she] touched so many lives with that and made a lot of people happy.”
As for Mrs. Wilson’s retirement agenda, she plans on continuing working with children with special needs, exercising, and traveling.
“I want to run a triathlon,” she said exuberantly.
Despite looking forward to a peaceful retirement, Wilson reminiscently added that “[she’ll] miss the kids and all the people.”