Letter #129- Dear Mrs. Allen,
You are one of my most memorable teachers. I remember that I loved going to class because of you. Thank you for introducing me to Roald Dahl’s BFG. That was one of my favorite books as a child! Thank you for giving me a great school experience.
#130-Dear Mrs. Inman,
Thank you for giving me so many opportunities to improve my talents. I knew I liked music but, I didn’t realize how good I was until the day you handed out recorders to our 4th grade class. We were supposed to learn a Christmas song for our holiday program (I can’t remember which song…) While learning the song I noticed multiple wrong notes. Because we had recorders, we couldn’t play flats or sharps. I took the recorder home that night (without permission) and composed the song in a different key that didn’t require the flats and sharps. I came to you a few days later and played it for you. You were SO excited for me. From then on, I knew that if I wanted to fix something, all I had to do was try. Thank you for encouraging me!
#131-Dear Mrs. Erickson,
Thank you for being the most fun teacher ever! There was never a dull moment in your class. I wouldn’t say my friends and I were the teacher’s pet but, you let us be the voice of the class. I remember every couple of weeks you’d let us come up with a new seating chart layout. We’d always put our group of friends in a strategic way so we could always see each other. Of course we didn’t want to abuse our power and sit all right next to each other Thank you for teaching me how to do a New Jersey accent. Thanks for weaning me during my kid-to-teen years.
#132-Dear Mr. Short,
I NEVER would have progress in any math class had it not been for you. You taught in a way that was so clear and wonderful-I actually understood math! Thank you always making math class a pleasure. Also, thank you for trying to teach us that “sucks” is a bad word…instead use hoover (get it? Like the vacuum!) Thank you for being an outstanding teacher!
#133-Dear Dr. Knudsen (aka Dr. K),
You were the funniest teacher ever! I remember the first day of 7th grade science class. You told us that every single person in the room was a winner and not just any winner-a first place winner. I looked to my left and then to my right and thought, we can’t all be first place winners. I had never won anything of great importance. You explained that we were all first place winners in the sperm race. We had fought and won over thousands of other sperms and we were all the won that made it first to the egg…Only a science teacher would think to tell his 13 year old students that. Thanks for making me learn and most of all laugh. Do you remember when you were out for your nightly jog on Davis Blvd and you spotted 3 conspicuous teens toilet papering a yard? You yelled out, “Someone call 911!” and then a feint chuckle as you continued on your jog. We were laughing so hard we had to hurry and leave our t.p. job unfinished because we thought someone might hear us and come out. Thanks, ha!
#134-Dear Coach Belnap,
Thank you for taking a chance on the tall 7th grader to be on the volleyball team. I was SO nervous for tryouts but, I did my best and you saw that I had potential. Again I made it in 8th and got to play on varsity a couple of times. You were so helpful and taught me really amazing techniques. I got so good at them I knew I was a shoe-in for next year. Yes, I made the team in 9th grade but then broke a bone during gym playing basketball. I had to wear a cast on my arm for most of the season. Once it was out I had to do physical therapy. I probably got to play one game. Even though I didn’t have my freshman glory days, I thank you for teaching me how to play volleyball. Thanks!
#135-Dear Mr. Culp,
Gracias por enseñarme español! Usted era un profesor gracioso. Le arrojaron marcadores en las cosas y las personas. Usted escupe en nuestros papel y se burlaban de los estudiantes. Me encantaba ir a tu clase. Gracias por las divertidas actividades
#136-Dear Brother Barlow,
Thank you for all your wonderful lessons. I loved going to seminary. You could make us think deep, cry and laugh all in one class period. You are so close to the spirit and your lessons reflected that. Thank you for reminding me of the important things in the middle of the day. It is so easy to get caught up in school, friends, life and whatever so, seminary was a beautiful break from all that. Thank you.
#137-Dear Mr. Kunz,
Thank you for being the one and only math teacher I had in high school. I don’t remember much because I got stuck in a class with dumb seniors who mainly goofed off. Thanks for helping me amongst they crazies.
#138-Dear Mrs. Coe,
Thank you for coming to my house while I had mono. You would collect all my assignments from my other teachers and bring it to me. You were so wonderful and such a big help. Thank you
#139-Dear Larry Smith,
Thank you for the amazing choir program you have created at Bountiful High. I loved every second in your classes. You always found the most perfect music for us to sing. I loved being in sophomore girls’ choir! When Thanks for letting me be in junior and senior choir too! I am most grateful for being in Chamber Choir. I have only ever told this to Calin, my husband, but I wanted to be in chamber choir ever since I was in the 2nd grade. Every year during the holidays, the high school choir would come and sing songs to the elementary. We would have a special assembly just to listen. Now this might be silly but, I would look straight ahead and look at the choir girl that was directly in front of me. I would picture myself as her. Throughout the entire assembly I would be thinking, “I wanna be her someday.” It wasn’t until I was standing infront of a group of kids singing holiday songs that I realized my dream had come true. I was that girl. Thank you for helping my dream come true.
#140-Dear Mrs. Brinkerhoff,
Thank you for putting up with me, Becca and Jackie! I’m sure it was a difficult task but, somehow you managed. Thanks for being our favorite teacher. Thank you for letting us put a picture of us on your desk We were so distracting and clownish. Thank you for getting me excited about history. You had so much passion for it that it rubbed off on us students. Thank you for your passion and patience.
#141-Dear Professor Dave Wilson,
You were the first college professor that I absolutely loved! You, like my high school history teacher Mrs. Brinkerhoff, made me excited about history. You put things into a perspective that every college kid could grab and hold onto. You had the greatest PowerPoint presentations! I am pretty sure I never missed any of your classes. Thank you for being so accessible to my study group. We were studying in the hall once and saw you at another table during your lunch break. We had a question about part of the study guide and you were more than happy to help. Thank you!
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