MITCH

MITCH VREELAND WAS NOT IN MY CLASS FOR THE

FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR.

ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK,

MY GIRLS WERE HELPING RUTH FILL HER STOCKINGS AND

THE BOYS WERE HELPING ME TAKE DOWN CHRISTMAS,

AND PUT UP JANUARY.

THIS WAS MY CLASS DURING 9-11. 

 ALEX & AUSTIN HANSEN AND RASHELLE BROWN HAD ALL

GONE TO THE US TENNIS OPEN, AND WERE ON TOP

OF THE TWIN TOWERS ON 9-10.

ANYWAY, MY BOYS STARTED TELLING ME THAT

MITCH WAS BEING MOVED INTO OUR CLASS.

I TOLD THEM, "NO WAY," CUZ I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

WELL, IN CONFRONTING MY PRINCIPAL, YUP...IT WAS TRUE.

MITCH WAS PART OF THE WARE/VREELAND/PENNOCK
FAMILY THAT I TAUGHT.
(I EVEN HAD NICK WARE'S DAUGHTER, BO!)

IT WAS HARD AT FIRST, UPSETTING THE BALANCE OF A

NEAR PERFECT CLASS.

I WORKED HARD WITH HIM, AND BY MAY, I FELT

LIKE I HAD MADE STRIDES WITH HIM.

THROUGH FACEBOOK, I SAW THAT HE WAS IN 

THE MILITARY, MARRIED, FATHER,A PHOTOGRAPHER,
INSURANCE AGENT, AND QUITE THE HIKER.

WHEN HE POSTED THIS...I WAS THRILLED!

SOMETIMES A TEACHER DOESN'T FEEL THEY'VE

TOUCHED A STUDENT UNTIL YEARS LEATER.

#PROUDMISSMITCHELLMOMENT