The December list will be the top 30 most memorable teachers/staff (see rules below), and tonight, we're remembering KAREN MILLS (seen here in her yearbook pic looking a little bit like a Supreme Court Justice, bonus link below to the spot on Amazon where you can buy what I can only assume to be is one of her favorite books).
In retrospect, it may very well have been that Mrs. Mills was "woke" before her time -- a strong woman with high standards back in the late 80's when that wasn't necessarily encouraged or appreciated. Diminutive? Sure -- but with RBG vibes long before RBG was the star of her own movie. And boy did she love vocabulary ... as our weekly Word Wealth quizzes demonstrated. So. Many. Words.
And, on a personal note, she provided tremendous amounts of guidance to me -- in English classes in both 9th AND 12th grades -- and she was responsible for sharpening my critical thinking skills. I can still remember another student commenting that he didn't get as much feedback from her as she had given me on our papers, to which she replied by asking whether or not he wanted to be graded as hard as she was grading me. I am, to this day, grateful for the ways she challenged me.
Here's to you, Mrs. Mills!
RULES FOR THIS TOP 30 LIST: Honorees must be one of the ninety individuals listed in the faculty pages of the '89 yearbook (which means two thirds of the list are already not going to be referenced). Honorees may also be selected from the photos of support staff as well (so long as they are on the surrounding pages of the same section). Honorees must be memorable (if there are no stories, then there will be no post about that person). Honorees are chosen and ranked by me (if you disagree, start your own list on your own blog). All memories are believed to be accurate (but are being told through the lens of thirty or more years, so ... you know.)
BONUS LINK TO WHERE YOU CAN BUY YOUR OWN COPY OF WORD WEALTH:
https://www.amazon.com/Word-Wealth-Ward-S-Miller/dp/003041931X?fbclid=IwAR1TJY7aIz4sHDO8DLs2mTwH9QU-TqzsBvWsejFO0d_dRAOaPQ5G4hVJZKw
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