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Retiring Faculty Tribute: Camy Sanchez

Sukey Johnson
22 years! How did you do it? I read some facts for the year you joined the Ensworth faculty in 1998. Here are a few hot items that year: A little search engine called “Google” was born. “Furby” was famous. Nokia made the IT phone. Titantic was the highest-grossing movie.
And you were the new first grade teacher from Florida who was still single, but on the path toward marriage and a future with two beautiful boys. Soon after, I was privileged to join the first grade team and to have you as my mentor. You showed me the ropes. You taught me how to talk with students so they’d remember and how to talk to parents so they’d understand. I gained a lot of experience and a few tricks teaching next door to you, but mostly, I gained a friend. Fast forward 18 Pet Shows later, when I used some of your tricks to convince you to join me in kindergarten. “But they can’t READ,” you said. “We TEACH them,” I said. And you did – with your special blend of enthusiasm and encouragement.
 
Camy, it doesn’t matter what classroom you’re in. Children, families, and colleagues all love you. You are loved for your kindness, patience, dedication, willingness to forgive, and contagious sense of humor. As all great teachers do, you showed us the recipe for great teaching. For more than two decades, you’ve had the joy of watching your students grow- from their tiger bags to the clock tower. You’ve also thrown wedding showers, baby showers, surprise parties, and many more excuses we could make up to celebrate. You have earned a break. So now, we celebrate YOU. Congratulations! Good luck! We’ll miss you and always be grateful for you.
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