Did anyone see the Letter to editor by Northland High student Ann Shanda 2/11/2006, “Cutting teachers, school day will hurt many students?”

It was well spoken — a fine example of how thoughtful and insightful our students can be.

One striking comment:

High school has changed my life, not because I’m gaining an education but because I am gaining myself. Even a year before I graduate, I can tell that I have grown up significantly during my high-school years. There are specific moments that I can pinpoint and say: “I changed when …” There are teachers to whom I am forever indebted because they were instrumental in the transformation of an insecure teenager to the self-assured, happy young adult I have become.

Thanks Ann! I hope the Board is listening.

Scott