Farewell
By: Cassie Whit
Fellow students, you may or may not know that this is Mrs. Smith’s last year at Platte Canyon High School ; she will be retiring at the end of the year. For those of you who do not know her, she is one of our English teachers and has been here for 17 years. This is her story: She was born in the state of Oklahoma , where in third grade she aspired to become a teacher. When Mrs. Smith turned 18, she studied secretarial science, after that she attended Oklahoma University to become a teacher. She did not always want to be an English teacher; she considered teaching elementary school kids, but Mrs. Smith attended only one year of college after high school and she didn’t go back until she was 34. She spent four years at Metro College in Denver . Now she’s made her home in beautiful Colorado with her husband and her black lab named Gracie. When Mrs. Smith is not in school or grading papers, she enjoys going out to dinner and going camping with her husband and dog too. She also enjoys making quilts, hiking, gardening, and spending as much time with her family as possible. So to allow you students and members of the facility who know her, let’s give her a year she will never forget. Mrs. Smith is not only a teacher, but a friend to all of us here at PCHS. She is always willing to work with us no matter what our situation is, so to you Mrs. Smith I hope you will have a wonderful retirement and I know you will always have a special place in all of your student’s hearts; we’re going to miss you
