They Did Everything Together

After seventeen years of teaching and lots of amazing students, I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to have Jim and Sam in 8th grade. I can still picture their adorable smiles and long”er” hair that they would flip to the side. Their warmth, ability to work with anyone, humor, and intelligence made them a gift to have in the classroom. I always trusted them to run to the office, deliver a message to another teacher, or give me the scoop. As student council advisor I knew with “them” involved students from every grade would want to attend our events. They had the ability to make everyone around them feel special. Jim and Sam did everything I asked of them that year, and they made 8th grade so special for everyone. They would hang with me during lunch, and pop in, usually when they should have been in other classes, but I just adored them so, I always gave them a few minutes to hang. As they continued through high school, they always made sure to check in, or stop to talk when they saw me on the soccer field. They have truly left an everlasting impact on me. The world, the Mahwah community, and my classroom were all better because Jim and Sam were in it. Jim and Sam you will always hold a special place in my heart and memories -Courtney (Levine) Carrelha