Nominated by: Ava Vinson

I picked Mrs Hammonds because she is nice and honest and this is what I want to tell her Dear Ms Hammonds, There are so many things I wish I would have said to you while I occupied a desk in your classroom, once I graduate, or anytime really. You deserved to know how I feel every single day, but I didn't always say it, not because I didn't care but because you were always incredible to me. I just grew to expect you swooping in and planting a smile on my face. In case you didn't know though, let me tell you exactly how I feel. To me, you were everything rolled into one: teacher, parent, friend, and kick in the pants. I asked you to motivate me on my worst days, and you never failed to do all of that and more. I can't begin to thank you for playing all those roles because it has helped shape me into the person I am today. You'll never know how much it meant to me that you'd take the time to check in or to celebrate my successes with me. Making you proud was something I always aimed to do because I knew I was an extension of you, and I wanted you to know that your impact on me didn't end the minute I left your class. You were and always will be my hero. I will forever admire how you chose a profession that put countless others before yourself, and even with that, you always made me feel like I was the most important one. Truth be told, all your students felt that way. I will forever admire your spirit. Your love of life and the people in it filled my heart with a joy that has never faded. I also will forever admire your integrity. You didn't tell me how to have character; you showed me. I watched you do what's right even if it was hard. I watched you choose kindness when most others would have turned to anger, and I watched you work as hard as you could every day no matter how exhausted you were. You were the perfect example of how to live life.