Teacher Appreciation Week

Dear Mr. Smith,                                                                      In true spirit of teacher appreciation week, I want to tell you why I am thankful for you. Throughout all my years of school, it has been rare to find a teacher as kind and understanding as you. You put yourself in your students’ shoes, you do not assume what goes on in ...

Dear Mr. Smith, I haven’t spoken to you since you went from being an awesome Algebra teacher to an awesome Chemistry teacher. Even though I am frustrated that you are technically not my teacher anymore, I still appreciate you nonetheless. You have a way of relating to your students, and somehow you made math class fun. (Which before my junior year, I never thought was possible.) Your energy and ...

Dear Mrs. Kocur, First of all, you are one of the greatest storytellers I have ever met. I have never met anyone who has stories so absurd every single time I talk to them. Not only are they crazy, but some of them are so funny and I just love talking to you. I have had you as a teacher for my freshman, sophomore, and junior year for 2D and 3D art, as well as Cadet teaching.  You are so ins...

Dear Ms. Heath,  When I came in my sophomore year, I was pretty upset that Mr. Duncan left. He was a cool teacher and fun. However, I look back now, and I would not change anything for the world. I got to be introduced to you and your charming personality. I started to learn a lot more about journalism and Indesign, especially. I also joined the Speech Team that same year. A fun fact that you prob...

Dear Mrs. Clauss, First things first, I cannot express enough in words to how grateful I am to have had you as my Pre-Algebra Prep teacher for 7th grade. Math has never been my strong suit, and going into middle school I was a bit scared of failing the class, regardless of the many times people had told me that Algebra was the easiest. To no surprise, it was really the easiest math ever came to m...

Dear Mrs Enkoff, Or should I say Madame? When I walked into your room my freshman year, my first thought was “This is going to be such a fun class.” Since then there has never been a dull moment. From the first day you have always had a schedule and a way of doing things in class that has worked flawlessly every time. One of the things I enjoyed about that was the way you incorporated learni...

Dear Ms. Ticen,  I want to start by saying, thank you for being such an amazing teacher. You have so much patience and willingness to help with your students. You are always willing to answer any type of question your students have. I personally enjoy your class because I feel dental is a passion of mine and it is a useful trait and not “busy work.” I enjoy coming to your class every day during...

Dear Mr. Schmidt,  Before I get started with how influential and passionate and generous you are, can you believe I was able to get your name? What a score! So, before you go on and mumble under your breath “Oh Glaid not again,” I think you are going to be overwhelmed with joy with what you are about to read. First of all, I want to tell you how much of an impact you have had on my life. Not...

Dear Ms. Hauber, Freshman year is scary for everyone, but it is even scarier coming from a small school like St. Peter’s. Your Algebra II class made my freshman year much less terrifying. Although I did not talk very much, I am very grateful for you and your class. I may not have said it then, but I am very thankful for everything you did for me. Your teaching style was one of the best things abou...

Dear Mrs. Gentry, Coming into junior year I was a little scared to be in an AP English class because this was my first real AP class. I had heard about you from a lot of other students that had you before and they were all good things, so I was going into your class ready. I definitely got what I expected and a lot more to be honest. You have a soft spot for each of your students and you care fo...

Dear Mrs. Burnett, You know, you’ve been someone who has been with me, through the first year of high school, and to the last. If I had a bad day, you’re there. If I’m mad, you’re there. If I’m even gone, you try to communicate with me, and you’re with me until I come back, and even at school, you’re still there anyways. There are numerous stories and things that I’ve told you...

Dear Mrs. Heredia, Spanish has never been easy for me. It's always been my most challenging subject. But this year, with you as my teacher, I have improved a lot. Your teaching style has helped me learn more about Spanish than I thought I ever would. At the beginning of the school year when you said that the class was going to be reading novels in Spanish, I was terrified. But as the school year ...

Dear Mrs. Kannianen,  During the three quarters we got of the 2019-2020 school year, I am grateful for every class period I got with you. Being a junior was stressful, and still is, but you helped me to see the purpose behind the stress. I have always been the type of student to just do the work and get the credit, but I am forever changed because of your teaching style and class. Your tough l...

Dear Mrs Thompson, I came into this year absolutely dreading Algebra II. Math has always been my least favorite subject, but my experience with Algebra in eighth grade brought that dislike to a whole new level. I am so thankful I had you as my teacher. Somehow I came to school every day actually looking forward to my first mod math class, and I have you to thank for that. I am leaving Algebra ...

Dear Mrs. Thompson,  When I was in the second mod resource my sophomore year and had the privilege to have you have my math resource advisor, I knew that I wanted to have you be my teacher the following year. This year when I got my schedule, I was beyond excited to look down and see that my eighth mod was going to be taught by you.  Mutually, it is safe to say that we both know that math i...

Dear Mrs. Gentry, (or should I say BEST teacher in the world!) To the teacher who has impacted me the most throughout high school so far, thank you for being the best teacher ever. You have helped me so much this year whether it is in English class or just about life in general. Your class is the class I feel the most comfortable in. I can be myself and ask for help without feeling judged. I...

Dear Mr. Taube,  I wanted to thank you for everything you have done for me. After meeting you in fifth grade when Greta and I would ride the bus to East after school, you have constantly been a role model for me. As the years have gone by, I have never heard anything from my mom or my peers except comments along the lines of “Mr. Taube is so awesome.” I agree with this statement 100 percent...

Dear Mrs. Leibold,  I appreciate you so much and I'm so glad I got the chance to be in your English class this year. I wish we got the chance to get closer. I appreciate all the help you gave me with starting my senior project early, all the help you offered me when I was stressed, and making me feel like I can come to you with anything.  Your class was fun and you came up with fun activities ...

Dear Mrs Carroll,  Walking into my 2019-2020 freshman year was a heart-racing experience. My major concern was knowing whether I was going to have lunch with my friends and people I know. Having you as my fifth period teacher meant that I would have B lunch. I was rolling along with that knowledge until I heard my closest friends had A lunch. Honestly, I struggled with this fact. On the first day of...

Dear Mrs. Carroll, Being in your class is one of my favorite parts of the day. When I come to your class you seem to always greet me with a smile. Instead of jumping into a load of instructions for our assignments, you always take the time to ask everyone how they’re doing. It may seem like a simple thing to most, but it actually means a lot to feel like a teacher is considering a student’s life a...

Dear Mr. Schmidt, It was 8th mod, my sophomore year, the first day of class, and I walked into your classroom to be welcomed by a desk with no chair. Why? Because you wanted to teach us about supply and demand. The moment I had to sit on the ground, I decided I did not like you. Then you started making Taylor Swift references and started talking to your hand like it was a puppet and I decided th...

Dear Mr. Lynott, I remember walking into your classroom the first day of school my freshman year. I remember sitting down and thinking, “He seems like a cool dude, but he is definitely going to get annoyed with my class quickly.” I ended up being somewhat right because my class was always the most energetic class. Little did I know that having you as a teacher would make high school better....

Dear Mrs. Hambling, You have somehow made physics and AP physics fun and enjoyable classes. The content of the class might be difficult, but you have helped me and many other students to enjoy it. I first had you in sophomore year, and loved having physics with you. You were extremely helpful with all the information. The way that you interacted with the students' projects was in a way that I ha...

Dear Mr. Shoaf,  For starters, I hope you are doing well during this time of quarantine! I am sure you miss seeing me in the halls every day or when I bombard my way into your classroom. When I walked into your classroom on the first day of school, I had no idea the insanely funny bond we would form along with many other people in our world renowned 8th mod World Civ. From all the times you’d le...

Dear Mr. Hartman,  With the Coronavirus hitting the country and everything being shut down, students are struggling. Online school can be stressful, especially when it comes to the amount of assignments given by each teacher. Each East teacher is handling things differently, but I am thankful for how you are approaching eLearning. Your process on assigning assignments is perfect. You are giving the r...

Dear Mr. Pottorff,  I went to CSA New Tech my freshman year, which is a lot smaller than East. After I made the switch to East, I was super nervous to go to a big school with new teachers and students, all while having a hard schedule. I ended up having your class first mod and I remember walking in earlier than everyone else to try and get a decent seat (still ended up in the back though).  ...