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about her departure, especially the first to
me, but we knew that it was the arrive at
best situation for her. After Ms. school and the
Goodwin left, I remember feeling last to leave
an emptiness in the high school because she
when I would walk by her old was grading
room. During Christmas of my papers and
freshman year of high school, I ensuring her
learned that the current English lesson plans
teacher had resigned, and Ms. were flawless
Goodwin would be returning to for class the
Farwell to fill her prior position. next day. I, personally, gained Ms. Goodwin truly wants the best
This news brought me great joy many valuable lessons and for her students and for them to
because she was returning just in knowledge from Ms. Goodwin’s be the best they possibly can be.
time to be my sophomore English class. She helped prepare me Over the years, I have gained
teacher. I, for one, thought that for the ACT and SAT college many valuable lessons from her.
was “pretty awesome.” readiness exams, and I scored Possibly, the most important
very well on them, thanks to lesson I have learned is always
Ms. Goodwin’s classes were just her expertise. Also, her class has
as I had been told, extremely made my dual credit college to push myself to reach my full
challenging! Many teachers today English classes seem very easy potential, to strive to achieve my
teach strictly to state and federal because I was so prepared and goals in life, and never to give up
standards, but Ms. Goodwin had already covered most of the on them. Ms. Nancijane Goodwin
goes beyond those basics and strategies I would need to know. Hilling is a brilliant educator. She
pushes students to reach their full I once asked Ms. Goodwin why has had a profound impact on the
potential, to prepare them for life she never gave 100’s on writing Farwell community and touched
after high school, to ready them assignments; her response was the lives of countless students.
for college and careers. Since she simple and honest, “Because if I Ms. Goodwin will always have a
had taught college level English, give you a 100, it would have to special place in all of our hearts,
she knew what was required to be perfect. No one is perfect, and especially my own.
be successful in college. She went you would stop trying to better
to great lengths to accomplish your writings.”
her goals, nearly always being

Article Submitted by
Mason Byrd FARWELL HIGH SCHOOL

Mason Byrd is from Farwell High School, the son of Chad and Holly Byrd. He has
participated in many extracurricular activities in High School, including One Act Play,
Speech and Debate, Congress, Lincoln Douglas Debate, and Extemporaneous Speaking,
He is a member of the NHS and Student Council, as well as being the Senior Class
President. He plans to study Pre-Med in college after high school.

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