By CHRISTEN COOL
Room 210 Staff Writer
Another year has come and gone just like that. We all take a step up on life, including two teachers who are leaving South Middle School- Ms. Yonika Powell, the computer teacher, and Miss Maribel Chairez, the seventh grade math teacher.
Ms. Powell has been at South for three years. She says she is going home and looking for another teaching job. If she does not land a teaching job, she will seek a different kind of work.
"My favorite memories at South are the smartboard story and playing basketball with the students, " she said. "What I am going to miss the most is the lunch bunch, the students, other teachers, coaching and the special class."
Ms. Chairez has also been at South for three years. She is going to teach eighth grade math at Harrisonville Middle School. She says her favorite memories were winning the seventh grade teacher of the year. "Knowing that the kids loved me makes me feel loved," she said. Ms. Chairez said she was going to miss the funny looking staff. "Everyone gets along. It's hard finding good people to work with." She added, "I am going to miss all of the students."
Ms. Powell and Ms. Chairez both said they are going to miss fighting over the 12 parking spaces in front and their BFFS from school.
Along with those two teachers leaving, we have another teacher coming to South, who is already familiar with the students. In fact, she works downstairs in the office. Mrs. Jennifer Wallace is going to be a new sixth grade block teacher, replacing Mrs. Joyce Hale, who will replace Mr. Mark Russell, who is retiring as sixth grade science teacher.
This will be not be Mrs. Wallace's first teaching experience. She taught second grade for one year and fifth grade for two years. She says she has always wanted to be a teacher.
She said she loves to teach. In school, she liked math because you can have right and wrong answers. She loves reading and history. "When you're a teacher, you see you're helping other people," Mrs. Wallace said.
1 comment:
I am so saddened by weston's death. I have been praying for the family all week and will continue to do so. My daughter knew him from the bridge, she is heartbroken that weston is gone.
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