Depew celebrates retiring high school principal

FINALLY TONIGHT -- ASPECIAL GOODBYE.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JENNACALLARI TAKES US TODEPEW -- WHERE THEHIGH SCHOOLCOMMUNITYSURPRISED ITSLONGTIME PRINCIPALON HER LAST DAY.DEDICATED,COMMITTED, AND ONEOF A KIND.MOS: "THE GREATESTTHING ABOUT CAROL ISSHE TRUSTED US.

SHELET US DO OUR THING."FOR 39 YEARS, CAROLTOWNSEND HAS BEENAN EDUCATOR.

THELAST NINETEEN HAVEBEEN SPENT ASPRINCIPAL OF DEPEWHIGH SCHOOL.MOS: "SHE'S LIKE THEMOM THAT OVERSEESEVERYTHING AND ISTHERE FOR ADVICEAND COUNSEL ANDWHATEVER YOU NEED."BUT ALL GOOD THINGSMUST COME TO AN END-- CAROL IS RETIRING.MOS: "IT'S VERYIMPORTANT FOR HERTO KNOW HOW MUCHEVERYBODYAPPRECIATEDEVERYTHING SHE DIDAND HOW MUCH SHE'LLBE MISSED."IT'S WHY THIS PARKINGLOT IS FULL OF CARS..TEACHERS - BOTHCURRENT AND RETIRED- WAITING TO SAYGOODBYE TO ONE OFTHEIR OWN.MOS: "SHE WAS VERYDISAPPOINTED THATSHE WASN'T ABLE TOSAY GOODBYE TO USPERSONALLY.

I THINKTHIS WILL MEAN A LOTTO HER."CAROL IS INSIDE THEBUILDING WATCHING AGOODBYE VIDEO ANDHAS NO IDEA WHATAWAITS HER ..MOS: "I THINK SHE'SGONNA CRY."WHEN SHE FINALLYCOMES OUT SHE'SGREETED BY THIS...NATS OF HONKING..

CRYING HAPPY TEARSOVER THE LOVE ANDSUPPORT.CAROL: "THESEPEOPLE REALLY CAMETHROUGH... REALLYCAME THROUGH."ONE BY ONE SHETHANKS HERCOLLEAGUES..NATS...SHARING ONE LASTSPECIAL MOMENT.JENNA: "WILL YOUEVER FORGET THISMOMENT?CAROL: "NEVER.NEVER.

THIS IS REALLYBEAUTIFUL."BECAUSE ONCE AWILDCAT, ALWAYS AWILDCAT... THESEPEOPLE AND THISSCHOOL DISTRICT -FOREVER IN HERHEART.CAROL: "YOU HOPEYOU'RE MAKING ANIMPACT AND ADIFFERENCE ANDSOMETIMES YOU DON'TREALLY KNOW AND YOUDOUBT YOURSELF...BUT THIS REALLYVALIDATES A LOT TOME."IN DEPEW, JENNACALLARI, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.