I MISS YOU LEWELLEN! I miss sleeping in your class and still being able to finish my work and maintain my A (: I miss playing tennis with you. I miss getting clowned on by you. I miss seeing you clown on others. I miss walking in your class and telling you about my day. I miss complaining about everything to you. If only you stayed, you’d see how different the seniors are now. You’d also yell at me for crying so much over the past 4 months. I wish you could stay for us but i guess you had a good reason to leave. But you’re definitely invited to our graduation! I heard your wife passed away recently, may her rest in peace. I hope you’re gonna be alright without her. Honestly, not a lot of teachers care about their students anymore. You were always there for us, class of 2012. You told us that we’re your favorite class because most of us are smart and mature. I still remember how you got me started playing tennis. You believed in me, you told me i could be on varsity and possibly one of the best players. I did it, i made varsity, won 2nd place with Tilly in league and we went to districts last year. I know you were proud of us when you looked at us in the eyes and clowned on us like usual. You inspired me to play tennis and be a better person. You would always tell me that i remind you of your daughter because we’re both only childs and we both love tennis and the fact that you were there for my student led conference when i really need a parent/guardian and my dad worked in Mt. Vernon back in those days. I still remember how i got a really bad grade on one of your tests. You didn’t clown on me, you looked at me and said “it’s just a test, it doesn’t tell me how smart you are, i know you’re intelligent”. You’re right, i’m a bad test taker but i have other things i’m good at. I’m glad i had you as a history teacher. You’re a funny, nice, inspiring, caring, and a good teacher. I wish i could email you and tell you to come down to hit with the tennis group. We all miss you but we know you’re aging too, like you always say lol. I still remember what you said to me the day before the last day of school and last day of school. The day before, you said “I love you, as a student. You come to class with a positive attitude and you’ve been such a great person. It was great having you in my class for 2 years. And you have your ways to motivate yourself; you improved so much in tennis in less than one year. I’m very proud of you, keep playing and don’t stop. Keep up this attitude in learning and believe me, you’ll success in life.” and on the last day of school, you said “i love you, you’re a great person. it was nice seeing you grow up as a person and improved so much in tennis in less than a year as a teacher. you’ll success in life”, you were tearing up and that made me cry. Even now, it makes me wanna cry that i don’t see you at school anymore. I really hope you’ll come down to visit us when tennis season starts just so you can see how we smack other schools. ahaha, just kidding. I mean, i just want you to see how much we’ve improved. Tilly and i both agreed that we’re gonna give you a big hug when we see you lol. We love you Lewellen! <3