- To Miss Peterson.

- To Mr. Garbert.

- To Mr. Jones.

- To Miss Wolf.

- To Mrs. Young.

- Mr. Chavez

- Mr. Bhode, fifth and sixth grade.

- To Mr. Blake.

- To Mr. Lester.

- To Mr. Hadwin.

- To Mr. Zarki.

- Doctor Ron

- To Mrs. Alvarado.

- To Gayle Wills and Jenna Susa.

- To Mrs. May Yu.

- To my high school humanities teacher.

- To Mrs. Valentine, my kindergarten teacher.

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- Who taught me how to analyze literature and to write.

- Who first introduce me

to the magic of TV and film production.

- Who helped me find my voice in writing.

- Who encouraged me to write my first program.

- Who helped me figure out how to think about

and what I think about

so many different things in the world.

- Who brought so much love and joy in to the classroom.

- Who demanded excellence while treating us with respect.

- Who helped me get over my fear in public speaking.

- Who gave me a book began my love of science and fiction.

- Who believed in us even when we blew everything up.

- Who taught me the value of telling stories to teach

and listening to other people's stories.

- Who is such an amazing woman

I named my daughter after her.

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- And for making us all feel special all the time.

- And you were exceedingly patient with me.

- For helping me discover my love for writing.

- For pushing me to always be the best version of myself.

- And for teaching me that I could accomplish

anything I put my mind to.

- For telling me I was good at math.

- For making sure that I knew I could do accelerated work.

- For encouraging my love of reading and writing.

- For making me feel welcome in our classroom

as a recent immigrant to United States.

- For inspiring me to become a kindergarten teacher intern

who touched so many lives

both your students

and your student's students

more than you'll ever know.

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- Thanks, Mrs. May Yu.

- Thank you, Mr. Blake.

- Thank you, Mr. Chaves.

- Thank you, Mr. Garbert.

- Thank you, Mrs. Cordell.

- Thank you, Mrs. Crame.

- Thank you, Mr. Lester.

- Thank you, Mr. Hadwin.

- You've made a huge impact on my life and so many others.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

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