"Preparation and Planning for the Goal" seem to be the 'go-to' attitude of the culture of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in America.

However, for Jeannine Schendt of Lawrence, the plan didn't work out exactly as that preparation and planning wasn't exactly fulfilled after 42 years of teaching in the community of Lawrence and in the Lawrence-Nelson school district.

Friends gathered last weekend to throw a 'surprise' retirement party for Mrs. Schendt. They knew their plan worked when Jeannine walked into the room with everyone yelling "surprise" and Jeannine turned to look around to...