One of North Harford’s English teachers, Mrs. Carla Harward, has officially retired and left teaching. She has been teaching at North Harford for 19 years and is a very appreciated and hard-working teacher, according to her colleagues.
For those who don’t know much about Harward, before she started teaching at the Hawks’ Nest, she taught at C. Milton Wright for nine years. Another thing about her is last year was her final year coaching for the lady Hawks field hockey team. eThe community aspect and how “everyone here is so welcoming” is one of her favorite things about our school. Out of the many years she’s taught at NH, one of her favorite memories had to have been coaching field hockey and going to state finals with her team, along with teacher talent shows, and being able to hear about the success stories from her past students. Something she will take with her is that the “teaching community here will always bond together despite troubles and hardships.”
Harward adds that her and her husband will be traveling during her retirement, with trips already planned. The former teacher says she is looking forward to the relaxation along with hoping to do some volunteering to give back to the community. Her piece of advice to students and future graduates is to “not take your high school years for granted because, although you don’t understand now, they will be your best years.”
English teacher Mr. Michael James has known Harward for around 16 years since working here. He says that one of his favorite things about her is how easy it is to joke around with her, with their constant back and forth which not many school staff are able to relate to. Like many of us, he says something he has learned from her over the years is that “no matter how far you’re into something, there’s always room to become better.” Now, in the many years they’ve known each other, his favorite memory is when they ran half-marathons together, and in general, training and running with her. Last but not least, the advice he has to give to her as she’s leaving is to enjoy herself and to “keep reading, of course.”
As much as the NH community is going to miss Harward and her teaching, let’s hope she has an incredible time in retirement and is able to officially rest and relax.
