Enlightenment

Mr. Wrightman

Mr. Wrightman is definitely a unique Social Studies teacher of its kind. Maybe to some he is not that good of a teacher as there's no shortcuts to do well in his class, but I personally think that his teaching style is pretty innovative. It's true that you will never really catch his drift as doing well in his class requires a lot of thinking rather than relying on understanding the text material. This on the other hand made the course fun and challenging. I certainly had a blast during his notorious debate sessions when we have to impress both "The Judge" and him. The weekly news quiz was like death march and something that everyone hate to confront, but as much as it was stressful and tedious, it was actually quite informative; in fact the political cartoon session greatly improves our scope of thinking and our take on politics.

Many thanks to you, you are the greatest Socials teacher I've ever had! You have made history fun and exciting.

Mrs. Schroth

If Maggie is the biggest mentor in my life, then Mrs. Schroth was certainly the teacher who has geared me the most in my future years. In the eyes of some people, she is like a teacher from hell as she is very demanding to her students. I remember how we would have endless amount of assignments from Question of the week to term projects that became highly competitive. Although it was one of the more harsh years of my life, I have greatly learned from her teachings. From doing the four different projects during the school year I have greatly excelled in researching skills and writing techniques. It has also built up my competitive self to strive up to the top of the academic ladder. The weekly compositions were somewhat challenging, but it sure did open up my creative side and improved my writing skills. The way how she forced us to memorize French vocabulary and abbreviations of chemical elements also paid off a long way as it saved up valuable time during high school years.

Despite the fact that Mrs. Boardman was a wonderful teacher, it was definitely unfortunately to not have learned under Mrs. Schroth for an extra year. Thank you and your great work will be greatly appreciated by us throughout our life.

Maggie Scherf

Maggie is definitely the mentor who has greatly influenced my life. She has taught me throughout elementary and high school; what I learned from her greatly determined my academic fate. When I first started taking lessons from her I had great difficulty getting accustomed to the English language. But because of her patience and wisdom I was able to climb up the ladder from the bottom of the Grade 5 food chain to the apex in Grade 7, and continuing to do so in the high school years. Thanks to her I have learned not only the simply the language, but also history, culture, and life in general. I remember how I had absolutely no understanding about the English literature and European history but gradually from her I learned about cannons of writers including Hemmingway, Satre, Fitzgerald, Socrates, and Plato. In fact, I believe that my choice of vocabulary and writing syntax is almost a replica of hers.

Maggie is a very cheerful and outgoing person and one who is great to chat with. She always alleviate stressful situations and is a very good counselor. I guess she should have completed her course and take up a new career path. Perhaps she is like a well of endless zeal that everyone can tap from.

Without her teachings I certainly wouldn't have gotten to where I am at. So I greatly thank her for everything she has done for me and wishes her a bright future in the years ahead.