We would like to thank every one of the special teachers who took time out of their busy schedules to send us their thoughts about Teacher Appreciation Week.

Jayne Anthony, Walnut Hill Elementary, Dallas, TX
Laura Auch, Phoenix Alternative High School, Cupertino, CA
Pann Baltz, Camino Grove School, Arcadia, CA
Steve Barnicle, Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT
Debi Barrett-Hayes, Florida State University School, Tallahassee, FL
Mikki Bieber, Newburgh Free Academy, Monsey, NY
Carolann Biel, Chesterton High School, Chesterton, IN
Jessica Blitzer, Windsor High School, Windsor, CT
Frank Bluestein, Germantown High School, Germantown, TN
Geanora Bonner, Birdielee V. Bright Elementary, Los Angeles, CA
David Brock, Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD
Mary Butts, Monterey Elementary, Grove City, OH
Patricia Carlson, Kenmore Middle School, Arlington, VA
Becky Cassell, China Springs Elementary, Waco, TX
Ron Clark, Atlanta, GA
Jan Coleman-Knight, Thornton Junior High School, Fremont, CA
Kellie Compton, Decatur Early Childhood Center; Indianapolis, IN
Peggy Covington, Arkansas Department of Education, Little Rock, AR
Paul Crips, Carey Junior High School, Cheyenne, WY
Len DeAngelis, Middletown High School, Newport, RI
Dean Eastman, Beverly High School, Andover, MA
Joe Erardi, Superintendent, Bolton, CT
Nora Flanagan, Lane Technical High School, Chicago, IL
Cindy Floyd, Cranford Burns Middle School, Mobile, AL
John Fredricksen, Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck, NY
Ron Galliher, Blue Hills Regional Technical School, Canton, MA
Robert Gauger, Oak Park & River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL
Terri Graham, Bayonne High School, Bayonne, NJ
Ann Greiner, Henry Grady High School, Norcross, GA
Judy Haller, ISUS Trade & Tech Prep, Dayton, OH
Catherine Harper, Tangier Smith Elementary, Mattituck, NY
Barbara Heimburger, Palm Valley School, Rancho Mirage, CA
Percy Hill, Andover Elementary/Middle School, E. Andover, NH
Jody Hodges, Aledo Middle School, Aledo, TX
Larry Hurt, Ben Davis High School, Indianapolis, IN
Phil Isernio, Kentlake High School, Kent, WA
Douglas Jackson, Hillside Elementary, El Paso,TX
Tammy King, Mt. Ridge Junior High, Highland, UT
Steve Kirsch, South Middle School, Rapid City, SD
Cathy Knoop, Laurelville Elementary, Laurelville, OH
Steve Korpa, Carrick High School, Pittsburgh, PA
Robin Kramer, Mountain View High School, Morgan, CA
Loretta Kusak, Lakeridge Elementary School, Mercer Island, WA
Danette Lansing, Eagle Hills Elementary, Meridian, ID
Bonnie Leech, Edward S. Marcus High School, Flower Mound, TX
Marylin Leinenbach, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Sharon Locey, Alder Creek Middle School, Milwaukie, OR
Anita Lyle, Nashua High School, Chelmsford, MA
Elba Iris Marrero, Hunter College Elementary, New York, NY
Carolyn McCloskey, Hanau American Middle School, McMinnville, OR
Sara McKinley, Jones Middle School, Upper Arlington, OH
Wendy Meadows, Pace School, Pittsburgh, PA
Meryl Meister, Martin Meylin Middle School, Strasburg, PA
Dan Miekstyn, Forsythe Middle School, Ann Arbor, MI
Vonneke Miller, Peterson Middle School, Santa Clara, CA
Marj Montgomery, Frank Ashley Day Middle School, Newton Corner, MA
Gary Moore, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery, AL
Carole Moyer, Early Childhood Coordinator, Columbus Public Schools, Columbus, OH
Jane Nelson, University High School, Orlando, FL
Vicki Newberry, Kualapuu Elementary School, Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI
Huong Tran Nguyen, Long Beach USD & California State University, Long Beach, Westminster, CA
Margot Olsen, Roseville Area Middle School, Roseville, MN
Nancy Pudas, Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie, MN
Cathy Rex, Roxborough High School, Philadelphia, PA
Cathy Roberts, Hunt-Mapp Middle School, Norfolk, VA
Roxann Rose-Duckworth, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Jim Schulz, Helena High School, Helena, MT
John Schwartz, Blair Pointe Elementary School, Peru, IN
Robin Share, Birmingham High School, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mary Shenk, Broadleigh Elementary School, Columbus, OH
Art Sherwyn, Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, CA
Judy Sink, Hardin Park Elementary, Boone, NC
Kay Slack, John Foster Dulles High School, Sugar Land, TX
Donna Jean Spaeth, Wichita North High School, Wichita, KS
Linda Squier, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Columbia, MD
Kim Stewart, Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, Marietta, GA
Jerry Stover, Clay County High School, Clay, WV
Kris Swisher, Bellefontaine City Schools, Bellefontaine, OH
Deb Tackmann, North High School, Eau Claire, WI
Bob Taylor, Lander University, School of Education, Greenwood, SC
Marcy Vancil, Flossic Wiley Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Bernie Walter, Arundel High School, Arundel, MD
Russ Weaver, Parkway Middle School, Kissimmee, FL
Judy Whitener, Farmington, MO
Kathy Wiebke, Desert Trails Elementary School, Phoenix, AZ
David Williams, Dumbarton Middle School, Baltimore, MD
Carla Woyak, Phoenix Children's Hospital's "One Darn Cool School," currently a consultant, Phoenix, AZ
Diane Zuick, George L. Myers Elementary School, Portage, IN