Arlene Retired After 57 Years of Teaching. Then She Went Back to the Classroom at 87: “I Didn’t Like Being Home Alone”
Arlene VanDyke had already given 57 years to the classroom when she retired. By any measure, she had earned the rest. It did not last. In January 2023, KSL 5 News in Salt Lake City found her back at Wasatch Elementary in Ogden, Utah, still working in the month she turned 90. Reporter Mike … Read more
By Erica Coleman ·
November 14, 2026