Showcase of Stars!!!

ANY time a student writes to me

or tells me the effect I've had on 

his or her life...well, it makes all the

difficult parts of teaching SO very 

worth it!  Teaching is my 

mission work.....I truly feel like

God put me where I am,

and I LOVE it.  

And when I get chosen

as a Showcase of Stars teacher...

well, it's just like a written note

or spoken words from a student,

but it's very public and with gifts and 

 honor and just lots of FUN!

Back in March, I found out

I had been selected by Jake Graham!!!

One of my all time faves.........

WHAT AN HONOR!!!!!!!!!!

The reveal takes place in March and 

then the dinner is in May.  

 A new dress was in order!!!!!!! :)

Unfortunately Troy was Director

on Duty at the Little League Fields 

on this night :(  I hated that he 

couldn't come this time.  

And that I had to take these cheesy

selfies of my new dress and my 

fun, hot pink heels ;)

But I made the best of it!!!(;

EVEN though under that new dress

I was covered in the SHINGLES:(

Yes, the SHINGLES.

And about to have dinner with my 

doctor and his family.  LOL.

Jake!  I just love this young man.

He is smart, kind, driven....

one of the few that I would look

at and think, "I hope Walker turns

 out to be a fine young man like him!"

Thank you, Jake!!!

The dinner and night was just lovely!

I loved being with him and his parents...

his dad just happens to be our family

doctor and his sweet mom was Walker's

FiRST ever teacher in pre-k.

They are special people to us!!!

Jake is awesome and he's A&M 

bound...to the football team and all.

I can't wait to see what the

 future holds for him!

He's one of those kiddos that blessed me.

The Grahams were so sweet to give

me these adorable cookies!!!!

H & H loved them!!!!!!!

At the Showcase of Stars

you are given gifts and sometimes

if you are nominated more than once, 

you get those nominations, too.  

Three of my other students from

the year I taught Pre-AP English

three years ago also nominated me.

I was SO touched and I absolutely

LOVE these kiddos as well.  

Showcase of Stars is a HUGE

perk of teaching Pre-AP/AP!  

It's the top 50 graduating seniors

that get to be honored on this night.

But Jake's nomination 

was my favorite!!!!!

So grateful:)