My Last Days at MHS This Year :(

Another year at Midway High School...
and Mrs. Pierce is shedding the tears again:(
Ever so often there are students who
just hold a special place in my heart.
Jayson C. was one of them. 
I had him and one of his best buddies
for sophomore English three years ago.
They were so funny and kept me
on my toes...yet they were so sweet, too.
Jayson was the type I'd look at
and hope that Walker turns
out to be a nice young man like him. 
I've enjoyed watching Jayson play
football and now he's off to
play college football. 
I'll miss seeing him in the halls of MHS:(

Jordan H was his sidekick.  I've loved
watching him play baseball the last few years.
I've become friends with both of their moms
so I know I'll keep up with them.
Jordan is also such a great young man!!!
He is off to Texas State! 

I'm not going to go back on my blog
and look, but I may have said this last year.
I think this was my best group of students yet!!!
I taught 2nd, 3rd and 4th periods this year.
My juniors were 2nd period
and they were AWESOME!!!
Just a really great group of kiddos!!!!!!!!!!!

Third period was my first ever class
of Pre-AP Sophomores.  This class was a handful...
but oh how I loved them!!!!!!!!!!!!
They brightened my morning every
single day.  They were all SO bright
and funny and interesting and sweet.

Fourth period was my other Pre-AP
Sophomore class and they were just as
sweet and bright...only a few that gave
me a run for my money ~ but in such
a fun, interesting way.  LOVE these kids!


A few days before school was out,
one of my precious former students
dropped by and handed me this
handwritten note. 
THIS is priceless to me
and such a reminder as to
why I teach. 

Rachel was a doll when I had her

as a sophomore and she still is.

I am so thankful for sweet students

like her.  I'm always amazed

at how little things I say or do

to these children can have an

impact on them.  I love being

a teacher to lovable students

like this...and even to the

not so lovable cuz usually by

the end of the year, they ARE lovable!;)

Third period class pic RE-take

because Parker was absent for the other one!

Speaking of third period, this group

was always up to something!!!

Like Bruce doing a selfie on my iPad;)

But the best antic was when Chris C.

took a picture of my board one

day (of an assignment) and got me

in the corner of the picture. 

He ended up cropping it and he

haunted me with the horrible pic

for weeks!!!  THEN, right before

students had to turn in their iPads,

he sent it to everyone in the class

and they all put it as their screen

saver!!!!!!!  You can see how

funny I thought this was;)))

I really will miss this class so much. 

Another antic...same class;)

I told them I was really good at ping pong

one day.  The next day I came in and

they had a ping pong net set up!!!!!!!!!!

This class was also very vocal about the

temperature in my room.  I freeze all the time

and like my room toasty;)...they were always

messing with my thermostat!!!!!!!

The girls were so sweet

and the boys were ROWDY!!!!!!!!!!

But a really fun type of rowdy!!!

I am going to miss them all :(

Marie, Emily, Madelin, Kylie, Lauren, Natalie, Amanda

Amanda, on the far right, slipped

this little handmade card on my desk

on her last day in my room. 

A heartfelt, handwritten note

is just the best gift a student can give!

She is such a beautiful and precious soul.

At the beginning of the year, I was

out (with a serious staph infection

although the class didn't know what

I had).  I'll never forget when I returned

how Amanda walked up to me

and asked if she could pray for me

because she could tell I still didn't

feel good.  That touched my soul!

Amanda is EXTREMELY smart...

like top of her class...and I can't wait

to see what is ahead for her. 

I'll even miss these crazy guys;)

Clive, Jay, Chris, Jake, Parker, Joel, Mackey

My juniors on the day of their exam!!!

Such an awesome group!!!

Some I had for two years in a row...like Ainsley & Randy.

Ashley was a special one because we

became friends with her mom at the

Cookie Company long before I had her

daughter!  So fun!!!!!!!! 

Mark B. will always be a favorite...

I had met him through Kade Miller.

Such a great guy:)

Caitlyn...my artist!  Her desk was right

beside mine and I loved seeing what

she was always drawing or working on.

Truly talented!!!

This beautiful girl was such a delight!

So bright and sweet...truly a joy to teach

every day.  I love students like Ashley R.

I was absolutely blown away on the

last day with this class when Ashley

handed me this gift with the sweetest

note about how I was her favorite teacher

and she knew I loved these earrings and

that she thought the bright pink

reminded her of me. 

I was overwhelmed by her kindness

and will treasure this special gift

for always.  I love them!!!

Last day with my sweet sophomore

girls in fourth period!!!  Love this bunch:)

AND the silly guys in there, too!!!!!!!!!!!

Josh, Sam, Issac

This little angel, Laura, was too sweet for words!

She was just a delight to have in class

and spoiled me rotten all year, too! 

Parker & Charles kept me on my

toes in fourth period!  Great guys!!!

Sweet, beautiful Audrey...

Ms. Crouch and I loved watching her

walk to class.  Such a pretty girl

with the sweetest disposition!

I was so thrilled to have Kate!

I know her family through Walker

being friends with her brother.

Kate is a precious girl

and just so pleasant to have in class!!!

And then there were these three

from third period.  They are so special!

I just adore them...like they are my own

or like they are my friends!

Such fun, sweet girls!!!

My days next year won't be the same

without them!!! :(

Molly, Valentina, Chandlar

They taught me the art of the "selfie"!!! ;)

 

And finally there is Madelyne.

I had this most precious girl when she

was a freshman for French. 

I can still remember where she sat...

she was always doodling or using markers

to color Toms before that was even cool!!! 

We have remained close all four years

of her high school and at our church.  My whole

family has come to know and love her.

She has a heart for Jesus and

for serving others and it is so evident!!! 

This beautiful young lady has been

through a lot the last few years

and I am so proud of her and all

that she is!!!  I love her and her

mother AND her sister, Molly

(in above picture!!!). 

Madelyne is one of a kind

and "I" am the one who has

been blessed by her.   

The picture on the right that she

posted is from her freshman year!  :)

The kids and I took her a Kendra

Scott necklace on the day before

graduation.  Hadlee & Hudson

absolutely ADORE her!!!

Obviously I adore her, too!

Such a precious, thoughtful
Jesus loving young lady.....

She is off to Texas Tech and I can't

wait to see what all God

has in store for her life!!!!!!!!!!

This was my 17th year to teach...

and my 15th year at Midway. 

WOW!  That's hard to believe. 

This school has been really good to me

letting me be part-time for 12

 of those years!  I am so thankful.
All of my years playing "school"
when I was a little girl have
really paid off!  :)