 Well today was Bemidji's school superintendent Dr. Jim Hess's last school board meeting and to commemorate the evening he was surprised with a special treat. The Bemidji High School Marching Band made an appearance. Hess has been a big supporter of the music program at Bemidji schools over the years so officials thought it was the best way to send the superintendent off to retirement. Hess says he's going to miss the kids the most as well as all the people he's worked with over the years. When you see things that go right in this district and that's most of the time you should look back to the leadership of that building or that program. You should look to the teachers for all the effort that they put in and and every employee group gives us their love of best each day. Dr. Hess has been with the school district for 14 years. His last official day will be June 30th. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.