Greetings from Ms. Reaves!

Hello 6th block. I'm writing you from my apartment, having just sat down after spending a long and tireless day at Spokane High School. If you can't tell, they haven't grown on me as much as you have. ;)

So, about your letters. Yes, they've been written, but I've been a bit busy since I left. You'll be getting them back this week (fingers crossed!!), if you want them, and if not, well then at least I was able to practice my typing skills.

I miss you all. The past month have been incredibly strange for me for multiple reasons, graduation and a new job being two, but the third is that I miss Parkview. It was my home for (nearly) four months and to think of my life outside of the four walls of this classroom is difficult. I hope that you know that it's not difficult because of the school or the room itself, but because of you. In your very own ways, you have given me an experience I will never forget. Helping you in Grammar and Comp. has been the greatest honor and I hope that you all respect yourselves enough to know that you are capable of great things. I have seen it in this classroom, and I know that you will continue to do so with Ms. James

Over the past few months, I have come to know Ms. James very well. To be frank, I love her and so should you. She often says that she and I are kindred spirits and I couldn't agree more. My placement at Parkview was entirely serendipitous (look it up!). Out of all the English classrooms in Springfield, I was given to her. Though I did not teach entirely in your class due to the nature of a dual-credit course, I hope that each and every one of you has learned something about yourself this semester. We've built ourselves a little community and it would be a shame to waste it. :)

Notice Doug and Kenneth...I'm not sure this picture could have
been taken any other way.

There are too many stories to tell about the time I have spent with you this semester, but suffice it to say that I will remember them all. Nearly everyone was in class when we took our class photo (left), which makes me happy. However, one good photo doesn't mean that we won't take another. I plan on returning to check in on you, so be sure that you keep yourselves looking fabulous! Picture-taking is a valuable skill, as represented in the fabricated term "selfie." We are a class that values technology, are we not?

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas break. If you have not written me a letter and still wish to do so, Ms. James knows where to find me. I will write one back to you, as I did with other students.

For those of you who did write, thank you. Your letters brought me to tears and made me seriously contemplate staying forever without pay. I will cherish them always.

And for now, goodbye. Or, let's settle on see you soon. Goodbye is too final a word. :)