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This next week is Teacher Appreciation week! IHS Key Club wants to honor our teachers by allowing students to share their appreciation. These can be short letters or videos, and they can address a whole department or a specific teacher. You don't have to be in their class to say thank you. All of our IHS staff have worked so hard this year, even during these tough circumstances. Let's thank them for their hard work!

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Thank you for giving me so many great opportunities this year when I didn’t even know you last year. I loved getting to spend so much time in the fine arts hall and going up and down from the cove to the blackbox to the dressing rooms. I’ve had so much fun this year and I’m excited for next year. — kinsley

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Dear Ms Park and Mrs Titus,
Thank you for making orchestra a fun and safe environment for me! I have really enjoyed all the social events and concerts and getting chances to make new friends. You both have especially made me a better musician than I started out with. I really appreciate it. I wish to see you the next three years of my high school life and miss you very much!
-Sriharshita Varanasi

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I cannot explain to you how much I’ve loveeddddd having you around this year! You are so so much fun and chatting with you is always a good time. You always push us to be the best we can be and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Getting to know you better this year has been such a blast. I love crackin jokes with you and think it’s funny when you call me out in class. Thank you for coming to Independence this year Miss Park it has been AMAZING-Avani Sunkireddy

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I don’t even know where to begin! I could not ask for a better person to lead orchestra. You have made it to where I feel beyond comfortable asking you when I need something or just have a question. You are SO sweet and I have so so much respect for you. Thank you for everything you do for us, I know it is A LOT. Whenever people ask about orchestra I always gush about how amazing you and Miss Park are! You have a way of keeping me motivated and I know that if there’s something wrong I can talk to you. One of the reasons I have loved being an officer this year is because being able to help you out is the least I can do considering how much you’ve done for me. Thank you for everything Mrs. Titus you ROCK -Avani Sunkireddy

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Thank you Mrs. Titus and Ms. Park for making orchestra such a special part of my life. Some of my favorite high school memories happened during orchestra concerts or trips. Also, I am so grateful for all the fun surprises this week - thank you for going out of your way to make all the orchestra seniors feel special and loved! Thank you so much for an amazing 4 years - I'm going to miss orchestra!

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Thank you Mr. Butler and Ms. Mac for being there for your students in and out of our classroom, and for helping us reach our full potential!! Together y'all put on the most brilliant shows and i am forever grateful to be able to learn from y'all. We love y'all!!!!
- Bekah Garrett

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Thankyou Mr.Buscemi for making the last 4 years of art fun and memorable :D

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Thank you all so much for teaching us about all the arts - physical, visual, and audible - you have made our worlds more beautiful!!
-Sarah Locher

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I absolutely loved being in your art class. I’ve been drawing since I was little, and yet I learned so much more in your class than ever before. You showed us different types of art and helped us find our own paths. Thank you for teaching me how to be a better artist and making art even more fun. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the year.

-Sumana Karnala :)

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Thank you both for being two of the most amazing teachers at IHS. Your sweet, welcoming, and open-minded personalities made orchestra a safe place for all. Being in orchestra gave me so many opportunities to really experience life and friendships (plus I got better at an instrument, something I never thought I’d be capable of). Thank you both for being absolutely wonderful, and I will always cherish being a part of this orchestra family! May you both have a wonderful rest of the year!

-Sumana Karnala :)

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Mr. Bartu, because of you, many students, including me, got to explore their creative side this year and make amazing artwork. It was such an interesting and fun class to learn which unleashed our inner creativity. Thank you!
-Harshpreet Kaur

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PE was such a great class this year for me because of relaxing it was compared to my other classes. The class and you allowed us to de-stress and enjoy staying physical. Thank you!
-Harshpreet Kaur

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Thank you so much for making my years in orchestra so fun and memorable. It's so great to make music together and thank you for being patient with us when we're a bit talkative! Thank you for everything that you've done for us! I can't thank you enough for being so fun and kind. I love going to orchestra because you make it so great.
-Nour Beshir

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Thank you so much Mr. Buscemi for believing in me when I was just a little freshman. I never thought that I would love art this much but you ignited a passion and made me see that I can actually draw and I love it. You have been such a funny and inspirational teacher for the past 3 years. Thank for all that you do for NAHS and making the club the most fun club ever. I'll never forget my art experience and hope to continue in the coming years. Thank you for that!
-Nour Beshir

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Mr Buscemi, thank you for always believing in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself. Thank you for making class something I look forward to everyday, something the brings me joy yet relaxation. Thank you so much for always thinking the best for me, finding new opportunities and teaching me to become a better artist. In the past, I never believed that I could draw as well as I do today, especially portraits. Thank you for helping me realize where my talents lie. Thank you for always being a fun and supportive teacher. You are one of the few teachers who have taught me every year of high school. Thank you for being a source for my growth over these years. I hope I have made you proud as an artist and your student. Art will stay with me all my life because you sparked my curiosity and harnessed my talents. Thank you again for everything that you have done! I couldn’t have asked for a better art teacher!

- Maviya Yaseen

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Even though I didn't take art this year, thank you SO much for both being a great teacher last year and helping me prepare for VASE despite not being in one of your classes. I truly could not have done it without you, and thank you for letting me come early in the morning for tutorials to ask for advice. You are the best art teacher, and can't wait to see you next year!!
-Shreya Sahu

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Thank you so much for being the best coaches! I look forward to tennis everyday and it has been great being in the program for three years. Coach Paine, thanks for always being there for me these past three years, you have been such wonderful coach. Coach O, despite it being your first year here it feels like you have always been apart of the team and you have been such a great coach. I miss seeing you both but I am looking forward to next year :) Again, thank you!!
-Shreya Sahu

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Dear Mr. Draper and Mrs. Keen- you guys are the best! I learn so much everyday and I always look forward to singing. Thank you for all the effort you’ve put in and making choir really fun and amazing. We all miss you and are looking forward to next year! -Sanjna Ayyar

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Coach Briones, thank you for being the best XC coach ever! You always push the team and challenge us and we are all the better for it. Thanks for helping me adjust to high school athletics. Your faith, non- giving up spirit and so much more about your personality really inspires me. Thank you for everything see you for xc this year!

Ashley E

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I am so glad I had you as a choir teacher for three years! Your the funniest, most hardworking, and smartest teacher I ever had (you literally know so much about music). Thanks for always being there for me and making choir a stress-free class. Your an awesome teacher and I am looking forward to next year! Thank you so much for everything!

Ashley E

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You guys probably already know how awesome you are, but let me remind you :))))

Mrs. Keen! I love you so much already, and we only got one year together. You're not only a beautiful singer, but you also tenaciously push us to get to details and be better (seriously, I don't think I could have handled singing Mouth Music with anyone but you lol). You're literally the perfect addition to this choir department! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect, hilarious, and energized person to direct Varsity women. Thank you for just being awesome! I'll miss you so much!!! (And sic 'em!!)

Mr. Draper! I've been in your choir department for my entire high school career, and you are single-handedly the most committed person I've ever met. Choir at IHS, not to mention in FriscoISD, would not have been what it is today without your hard work and dedication. Not only that, but the way you teach music, the way you sit with us and talk about certain moments in your life that reflect what's in a song, have always resonated with me. You've supported my classical singing when I was going to put it on the back burner myself. I owe a lot to you and Mrs. Tribble because I've been able to expand my musicianship and enjoy what I sing a lot more than I did in the past. This year, I was so happy to see you feel healthier and stress-free; for someone who works so hard, you deserve peace and happiness. Thank you for being the foundation for all of us in choir, especially during such an unstable time like now.

I love both of you guys so much! As soon as all of this is over, I'll be crashing classes :)

- Faith A

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I know I don't have you for an actual class, but you've been the best advisory teacher since freshman year. Thank you for actually getting to know us and what we're about. You're like our advisory class's dad away from school. Thanks for giving us a safe environment for us to become a tight group of friends!

-Faith Abraham

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I have known you for a long time and I was so lucky when I had you as my 8th grade teacher. You always were really supportive of me and so sweet. You transformed our choir class, and  I am so glad your my teacher again .

Ashley E

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Hello!
I hope you are staying well during these crazy times! I just wanted to let you know you were one of the best art teachers I have had so far! You have helped me in all my ups and downs and I could always depend on you if I needed any help. Because of you, I did my first art competition! I honestly did not think I would do it without your support. You have helped improve my art skills and because of you, I want to continue art all four years! Your class always allowed me to de-stress since art is one of my favorite things to do and now I love it even more! I wish I would be in school to say this to you,  but I hope you have a wonderful rest of the year!
-Divya Pothula

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Hello!
I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to let you know that your class has been very enjoyable. It was also a stress-free class which I really loved. Since, I do not get that much time to do exercise, your class helped me achieve that goal!
-Divya Pothula

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Thank you for making my senior year so much fun! I’ve loved every moment that I’ve gotten to spend with you both. Thank you for all of your hard work in making Curious, Clue, jesters, Matilda, The Library, and Putnam (rip) happen. Know that knight theatre loves and appreciates you so much! -Chloe Cohen

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Thank you for teaching us this year! Varsity and highlights have been so much fun! I’m so glad I got to have a year with Mrs. Keen before I leave! Mrs. Keen, you are so awesome! And Mr. Draper, you already know. You two are a great dynamic duo and I can’t wait to see what you do next year! Love you and miss you both! -Chloe Cohen