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Teachers who refuel, inspire studentsFriday, May 11, 2012 By Dagny Castelli
Susan Arnold “She is kind and very passionate about her work. Furthermore, she is the smartest and wisest teacher I know.” – Sam Kline “I’ve always looked up to her. She is a genius with a degree in everything; however, she is also very kind and clever. This mix of head and heart is a powerful force.” – Marissa Neises Kathleen Barbara “She’s more than just a teacher. Whenever anyone has a problem, she’s willing to listen and give advice, and when she’s directing, she takes risks and puts in a lot of time to create fantastic shows.” – Gemma Maliszewski Melissa Baysinger “Mrs. Baysinger is the most positive profound teacher because she tells me that nothing is impossible on doing things I want to do in life.” – Andres Lizardo Stan Bergkamp “He actually cares about his students and their future. He takes the time to explain things and teaches in a fun way-he is entertaining.” – Raelee Bowles “He has had the biggest impact on me. He teaches some of the best classes at the high school and really cares about his students. He can also clap with one hand; it’s pretty cool.” – Jordan Zandler Christine Borrego “My sophomore year I had her for English honors. She really made you think and work hard. I learned a lot.” – Kayla Barber Jason Becker “He’s the one teacher that really got me into art and seeing all the ways you can make it.” – Mary Kruse Deb Cox “She taught me the most important life lesson in my life—to love and to care for my loves ones, because who knows when they’ll be gone.” – Sally Menendez Anne Debes “She’s been my advisor, mentor, and friend for the past 4 years. She’s taught me so many valuable life lessons. I’ll miss you Dr. D.” – Justine King “She has supported my photography and provided me with contest to get my photography out there. She and I have become more than teacher and student but friends and I will miss her after I graduate.” – Alex Morris Jessica Fisher “Jessica Fisher has had a large impact on my high school experience. She got me interested in chemistry my sophomore year, and as the science Olympiad and scholars’ bowl head coach, she has helped me develop academically.” – Michael Koegeboehn “She provides guidance, advice, and humor every step of the way.” – Luke Bartz Kevin Frye “He was the only English teacher that gave me more challenges that I never thought I could accomplish.” – Daleesha Butler “He was a great English teacher and even though it was a hard class, it paid off.” – Jordan Walsh Rocky Helm “He helped me become a better person inside the classroom and outside the classroom.” – DJ McClure “He always encourages me to do my best in school and out of school. He also will do anything to help me or any other student. He has proved hard work pays off.” – Chelsey Ast Jodee Johnson “She always pushed me to do better in my art.” – Dylan Lumpkins “She helped me in so many different ways. She has pushed me to my full potential and gave me encouragement to learn and create art I never thought I could. She inspires me and is a really great hearted person and teacher.” – Stevi Bell Leigh Johnson “She provides guidance, advice, and humor every step of the way.” – Luke Bartz Bryan Kirk “Not only has he been an amazing band director but he has shown me the love of God and strength through difficult adversities in life. Kirk always has a smile and a funny story to brighten a rough day. He is always able to shed a positive light during a difficult trial you are going through.” – Alley Lehman “He taught me to be self-motivated, how to work in a team, and TONS of other things that have been transferred to every part of my life outside of band.” – Bailey Bye Dan Loving “He’s taught me how to be a better writer and how to just chill out when the going gets tough. Good things come in time and my best writing has come from patience and good editing. Thanks Love, you’ve taught me everything I need to know for quite some time.” – Jessica Green Betsy Manning “She told me that I could get through math and geometry even though I was bad at it.” – Anastacia Wiles Fayrene McNabb “Mrs. McNabb made me realize that people do care and I’m not alone.” – Bella Bello Jenny Meirowsky “She is the best and only math teacher who helped math click in my brain. I can look at her not only as a teacher, but a friend too.” – Kimberly Cummings “She has helped me a lot on everything during my year here.” – Teresa Leon Sandy Nitcher “She has been with me all throughout high school and has helped me through a bunch of things the past four years.” – Ashton Tracy “She’s super funny and helps bring me out of my shell.” – Emily Bolton “The beautiful Sandy Nitcher has had the biggest impact on me. She always listens and is so caring. She’s like my school mom.” – Katelyn Winn Sherry Pfeifer “She’s been there for me whenever I need her. She goes out of her way to help her students and she’s always positive.” – Kelsi Klabzuba “I feel as if she helped me grow up a lot since freshman year.” – Brian Le Doris Prater “She has taught me invaluable lessons throughout my four years in her choir – not only in music, but in hard work and how to act. She built up an outstanding choral department through persistence and care for her students, and I am so proud to say that she was my choir director.” – Liz Jarmer Skeeter Rankins “Mr. Rankins changed my view of government, world, history, politics and people.” – Maureen McCafferty “He taught me to debate really well and to push myself not only in track but in school too.” – Julia Montgomery “He was an amazing cross country and track coach throughout my four years, he was there to help you push to get better, he taught us that never giving up and putting in hard work pays off. Definitely going to miss him next year. He has taught me so much about running.” – Najai Hill “Attending there were moments of disgrace during class, I couldn’t have asked for a better APUSH teacher or coach” – Cassie Watson Megan Sauer “I could talk to her about anything and she was very helpful with everything. I learned a lot of life lessons from her and she is an amazing teacher and all around person.” – Madison Thulin “She’s always been there to listen to what I have to say and she’s so upbeat and always helping me with whatever I need.” – Haylee Vickers “She taught me a lot of good information for life in child development and foods; she makes class enjoyable and entertaining.” – Danica Walker Martin Shetlar “He showed me and taught me how to stay positive and nice even though you are an All-American.” – Colby White Jay Super “He shows all his students that he loves what he does and by doing so he teaches everyone to find their nitch in life.” – Maria Bradley “He has inspired me to expand my learning and to be passionate about what I do, just like him. He has always been a friend to me rather than a teacher. The way he becomes animated about his interests has truly encouraged me to have that same love for what I do in life. I only hope to be an inspiration to others, like he has been for me.” – Ana Fornoza David Walker “He told my English 9 class if there’s anything we need to remember from his class it is to park under a light pole and hold your car keys in between your fingers when you are out at night. Of course he directed that towards the females in class and at the time I didn’t drive so that information was kind of useless for me. It wasn’t until 2 years after I began driving and out of nowhere Mr. Walker’s lecture replayed in my head. Up to this day, I still remember what he said and I follow it.” – Shu-wen Tran Roger Wellman “He made history a fun class and always had great stories.” – Rachel Miller Grant Whitcomb “He taught me to be self-motivated, how to work in a team, and TONS of other things that have been transferred to every part of my life outside of band.” – Bailey Bye Phyllis Wipf “She helped me so much as a writer during my four years and she always encouraged me to chase my dreams.” – Maggie Carlyle “She was more than a teacher—she cared about each student and was a role model to many students especially me.” – Mary McDermott Pam Zipfel “Zipfel, hands down. She is a very hard teacher and most people would complain if they had to do all the work she gave us, but she pushes us to out max in order for us to realize that we can do the impossible. Our class motto is ‘Zipfel has no grace or mercy.’ She may seem like the devil working against our senioritis, but in the end, I am blessed to have her as my teacher. And I can proudly say I never got shot with her plethora of Nerf guns.” – Krista Meyer “Her English class challenged me and prepared me for college more than any other class I’ve taken.” – Lisa Tomasu “Mrs. Zipfel taught me ‘if you’re not hurting, you’re not learning.’” – Bella Bello |