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School Staff & Professor Retirement Invitations

Two invitations for the rest of the school: Celebrating a School Legend, a schoolhouse, a flagpole and a school bus drawn in line for a principal, secretary, custodian or bus driver, honoring Principal Gloria Hughes; and Professor Emeritus, a university arch with a mortarboard and a diploma on a lectern, worded A retirement reception honoring Dr. Samuel Adeyemi. Celebrating a School Legend opens in Sunflower & Navy and Professor Emeritus in Burgundy & Gold.

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Celebrating a School Legend — School Staff & University retirement invitation

Celebrating a School Legend

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Bevan
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Professor Emeritus — School Staff & University retirement invitation

Professor Emeritus

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Cormorant Garamond
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Planning tip
School staff touch everyone in the building, so the guest list is often the whole school community. The sample back says Staff, families and alumni welcome; for a university reception, the line A reception with remarks at six tells guests when to arrive for the speeches.
How it works

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Open any design above in the maker. Type the honoree's name with their title (Mrs., Pastor, Captain, Dr.) and the years in the badge; the back has room for the place, the time and a line for the people they worked with, such as former students welcome or stop by between shifts.

Pick one of the three palettes drawn for the design, then download a 5 x 7 PDF (front and back), a two-per-sheet letter PDF for home printing, print-shop PNGs with bleed, 4 x 6 PNGs for a photo counter, a phone-sized PNG to text or email, or a Word file. For more lines to put on the card, see the retirement invitation wording ideas and the retirement party etiquette guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a design for a principal or school secretary?
Celebrating a School Legend, drawn for any school staff member: principal, secretary, custodian, cafeteria manager or bus driver.
Is there a professor retirement invitation?
Professor Emeritus, with a mortarboard and diploma, worded as a retirement reception. It suits a department reception or a faculty banquet.
Can I use these for a teacher?
Yes, though the Teacher family has three designs drawn just for the classroom.
Updated October 2026