Thank You, Coach Crawford and Coach Gabe

Dear coach Crawford and coach Gabe,
                    Basketball for me has always had some uncertainty, especially at Marshall. In ninth I had coach Brenna with coach Clark as a varsity coach. In tenth grade I could not play basketball because of my back surgery. Then last year both of you came to the coaching staff along with coach Winsett. It was my first year back to basketball, and you guys made me feel as if I never left. You helped with my post game, trying to get me more involved on offense, and helped me with rebounding. By the end of the first year the whole team and coaches went from strangers to family. This year coach Crawford became varsity coach and coach Gabe became the JV coach. When Levi got hurt I found out I was going to get my first varsity start just before warm-ups. At the time I would have liked to know earlier, but telling later allowed my to prepare like I would any other game. In the two years that you were coaches I have had the most fun and learned the most than with any of my other coaches. Coach Crawford: I will never forget your pregame speeches, after them I thought I could take on a whole army, or even slay a dragon. You were always able to get us motivated and ready for anything. Coach Gabe: When I first heard you sing it was so unexpected, and shocking. You have an amazing voice and almost everyday I learned something new and surprising about you. You were always able to lighten up the mood whenever I did something wrong on the court. You would tell me what I did wrong,  and what i should do next time. Then you would go on to make a joke or comment that would crack up the whole bench. I will miss never having either of you as coaches again, and wish the team the best of luck next year. I will carry everything I learned for these past two years and bring them to college next year, and keep them with me for the rest of my life.
                             
                                                                                                               Thank You,
                                                                                                                            Chris N.          

Thank you, Ms. Fishel and Ms. Snyder

                Dear Ms. Fishel and Ms. Snyder
My biggest challenge during my time at Marshall was when I had my back surgery. You two helped me more than anyone else at Marshall during this time. You set a schedule easy enough so my back could handle it, while I still got enough time in classes to slowly start catching up in  my classes. We switched sending me to morning or afternoons, and when I did come back full time my schedule was still flexible so I could go to the nurse or go home if my back started hurting too much. If it were not for you slowly working me back into school I do not know how I could have caught up. Obviously all the teachers were also very understanding and helpful so I would like to thank everyone who helped recover from my surgery. Ms. Fishel, you were also very helpful in making sure I continued to reach my graduation requirements, especially my co-curricular activities. Ms. Snyder, you were also very helpful making me feel comfortable coming back into school. It seems like every time my family or I have had any problems you were there to help us through it.

                                                                                                                 Thank you,
                                                                                                                       Chris N.

Thank you, Mr. KJ

Dear Mr. KJ
                You were my first teacher at Marshall. My time at Marshall started slowly, I just sat in the back of the class keeping to myself and not talking to anyone. You encouraged all of us to open up and talk to each other. At the end of sixth grade I was already way more open then the beginning of the year. I felt comfortable talking to all of the my classmates. I have always been a procrastinator but you pressured me to finish what homework I had. You helped me get organized, and no matter how hard it was, stay organized. I could always talk to you whenever I needed to. When our house in West Duluth flooded out you happened to be riding your bike around and talked to us about it. When school started you kept asking for updates about our situation; you said if there was anything we needed you could help. It may not seem like much, but it was nice knowing that you were there if i needed it. We are now settled down in our new house and my first blog post, snapshots of my summer, talks more about moving in. I will never forget walking in your classroom and being able to six on a yoga ball. I always felt more calm and relaxed when I sat down, it was also so much more fun than regular chairs. Thank you for all of your help with my time at Marshall.
                                                                                                     Thank you so much,
                                                                                                                            Chris. N