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 Students say it best!

"I remember watching you and thinking that you were very energetic.  I remember watching the seniors and being jealous because they were so close to you, and you couldn't even remember my name…through all the classes I had with you, and all the plays I have been in, I have found more than something I enjoy.  I met a teacher that I loved, and a teacher that had a love for what she did.  I met an extraordinary person, who now means more to me than just being my teacher.  You are a great role model.  You are so driven and lively.  I know without a doubt I can tell you anything.  I trust you."

"You are someone that will be engraved in my mind forever.  …the teacher I talk about with my children.  I am very thankful for knowing you."

"I hate that I didn't get to know you or figure out that I loved theatre until my junior year.  Even though I only had two short years in your classes, it has changed pretty much everything for me, and I'd like to thank you for that."

"You show students that it's okay to get in front of an audience and make a fool of yourself sometimes." 

"You came into class the first day acting pretty crazy, but you didn't care what any of us thought about you, and that's the way everyone should start thinking.  "Leave the judge at the door was one of the first things you said the first day in drama, but it's a piece of advice I'll always remember."

"I know you always worried if you were teaching us valuable things or if we were using our time well in Oral Communication, but I learned more in that class than any other high school class, not just about speech and debate, but about other people, about hearing other people's opinions versus your own."

"You made learning fun again, and that's why so many people keep taking drama and keep coming back to BE to visit you after they graduate.  I always said I would never, ever come back to BE after graduation, but I know that isn't true now."

"There was never a dull moment with you."

"She is freakin' bad A."

"…because she loves teaching so much and puts so much of her time into it.  She stays after hours and really works hard…"

"She makes her class fun, and you learn more than what you are supposed to learn.  I'm in drama and I've learned a lot of history."

"She is very busy and always involved in so much and no matter how stressed she must be, she always has a smile on her face and is willing to listen."

"She is fun-loving, open-minded, caring, and she is so energetic."

"She's full of everything, and never runs out!"

"You can go to her with any problems you have."

"She cares about her students."

 "She's a teacher that you can tell really loves her job."

Need I say more?  JJ

CARPE DIEM!