Celebration to honor Seth Gardner, retiring Haverford Middle School music teacher

Seth Gardner, music teacher in the Haverford Township School District since 1979, is retiring and the community is invited to honor Mr. Gardner this Thursday evening, June 28^th.

The open-house celebration will take place from 6pm – 9pm in the cafeteria at the Haverford Middle School. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about the event, contact Jane Kamp at janemkamp@gmail.com.

During  his thirty-six year teaching career Mr. Gardner has taught thousands of young students the joy of choral music. After graduating with a Bachelors Degree from Ithaca College in 1975, Mr. Gardner began his teaching career at the Lackawanna Trail Jr/Sr High School in Factoryville, Pa.  There he taught choral and instrumental music at the junior and senior high levels. The following year he began teaching in the Haverford Township School district where, since 1979, he taught classroom, choral, and instrumental music at the elementary and middle school/junior high levels.

Mr. Gardner established the award-winning Seventh Heaven select choir in 1980. The auditioned seventh and eighth grade students performed approximately 20 concerts during the school year. A  Seventh Heaven tradition included singing “Kenya Melodies” by Robert I. Hugh; alumni of the renowned choir were always invited on stage to join in to sing the memorable a cappella tune.