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We have all loved working with you so much. Wishing you well in your well-earned retirement.

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Your patience and persistence to see the virtues of every student made for an incredible experience during my high school years at Waynflete. I am forever grateful. Darren MacDonald

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Here is your class of 2004 year book photo. 🌸

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Congratulations on your retirement!!! I hope you enjoy new great adventures. 

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Congratulations on your retirement!!! I hope you enjoy new great adventures. 

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Best wishes,

Desiree Lester

Class of 2004

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Congratulations TC! You were an exceptionally patient, grounded, and present homeroom advisor for which I am ever grateful! Hope you thoroughly enjoy the next leg of the journey!

Clay ‘97

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If you look at my picture and my white beard and when I was a student at Waynflete you had just started working at Waynflete. So it is about time to retire Mr. Campbell. 😂

Congratulations on 37 successful years at one institution and it means both the institution loved you as did the students otherwise you be history. 😂

Retirement is hard step but I know you will make the most of it. Keep volunteering for the youth to teach wherever you will be and this will keep your brain stimulated and your heart will feel the good work. I am saying this from an experience where my foster grandfather David Johnson was my rock while I was at Waynflete.

Your old student, Nasir Shir

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honoring the quintessential role model and leader

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honoring the quintessential role model and leader

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Congratulations on your retirement at the conclusion of this school year, Tom! How fortunate for Waynflete to have enjoyed and benefitted from your personable nature and steadfast dedication for thirty-seven years! You are the consummate role model and educator. (I remember observing one of your classes and respect how naturally and supportively you related to students.) Thank you for your pleasurable friendship during the two years that I lived in Portland and experienced the profound privilege of being your colleague at Waynflete. May your retirement be rich with fulfilling adventure and engagement in fun activities that you enjoy the most.

Fond regards and best wishes,

Rodger Stebbins

(Former Waynflete English Teacher and Advisor)

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You believed in and supported our son, Jacob, on his path, and provided important support for us, his family, on our parenting journey. Good job. Thank you, Tom.

Nick & Sarah Armentrout '88, P'19

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Congratulations on retirement, TC! I had the pleasure of being an advisee of TC throughout upper school, and I have so many memories. From Sporcle quizzes, calculus class, and days spent reading to Reiche students. TC was a very important mentor to me and helped me make some important decisions at Waynflete and after graduation. Your sense of humor but seriousness was the perfect blend. I think everyone who knew TC benefited from his teaching and advice but also his presence, and Waynflete should be eternally grateful. Be sure to ask him about his “HD LEMNG” license plate on his blue Ford Fiesta (do you still drive that?) if you haven’t yet!

Best,

Jake Armentrout ‘19

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Congrats on your retirement and thank you for being such a great teacher to me and so many others! When I went into business your bagel bakery course was my only education in accounting, and I was glad to have it! I've also never forgotten that you wrote manuals for TI, legendary!

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Congrats on your retirement and thank you for being such a great teacher to me and so many others! When I went into business your bagel bakery course was my only education in accounting, and I was glad to have it! I've also never forgotten that you wrote manuals for TI, legendary!

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Your chalk story always stuck with me that and an understanding of how enjoyable math could be when explained by you!

Cheers,

Tucker 99

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This is a very well-deserved retirement!! Congratulations! You're a model Waynflete teacher, advisor, coach, scheduler, and so much more. When you hired me as a math teacher in 1992, you were an outstanding mentor who became a close friend and golf partner (I miss our golfing days!). With this retirement, while I'm still a couple years away, I hope to see you more on the golf course! Congrats on your long, successful, and rewarding tenure at Waynflete. I know how much everyone there will miss you!

Hugs and kisses!

Betsy Smith

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TC, How amazing to have spent your career helping so many young people thrive! I think you’re maybe the last teacher standing who was there when I was there—so this is making me feel old (which I am)!!! Hope you have lots of wonderful adventures planned for your next chapter!!

-Jane Spencer

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Congratulations, Tom....

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You were an awesome teacher! Best of luck!

-Gulaid Abdullahi

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Thanks for always showing the best of what Waynflete is! Hard Work, community, and a smile! I hope to continue to see you at Soccer/Basketball games

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Thanks for always showing the best of what Waynflete is! Hard Work, community, and a smile! I hope to continue to see you at Soccer/Basketball games

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A remarkable career, inspiring me with calculus in the late 1980s and my son in the 2020s! What a passion and ability to impact hundreds of people. Enjoy this next chapter! David and Lucas Plumb

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TC, some of my absolute best memories of my time at Waynflete are with you. You were the absolute best teacher, homeroom advisor, and mentor that anyone could ask for. You went above and beyond for all of your students and especially me. When I came to you since graduating for advice and thoughts, you were always quick to make time for me even though it was many years later. You've touched the life of every person who has ever stepped into your classroom. You've made all of us better people just for knowing you.

It's hard to imagine a Waynflete without you. Happy retirement and I look forward to hearing what you do with your well-earned time. Thank you for everything. Congratulations on the retirement!

<3 Chelsea Doyle '02

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Thank you so much for your patience, words of wisdom, guidance and encouragement. I still remember sitting with you on many a morning and afternoon to better understand a challenging math problem, student government and also just being in high school. Thank you so much and many happy wishes for a wonderful future ahead!

Shane Roy ‘91

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Thank you, TC, for being an ordinary person who does extraordinary things. Teachers hold a special place in our hearts.

Wishing you all the best for your next phase of life!

Sincerely,

Nancy Veroneau

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TC! Thank you for always inspiring us and being a listening ear for all of your students. Enjoy retirement!!

-Liv Hintlian, 2016

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Congratulations, TC, on your retirement and thank you for your many amazing years of teaching and service at Waynflete! Your classes were a highlight of high school, and made math fun, along with imparting many good math jokes. Enjoy all your extra time ahead!

Kai Thaler '05

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Hey TC,

Congratulations! I hope you go on to some wonderful adventures. I teach 5th grade and math. And I enjoy it. Fun to think about your classes.

Thanks again! -Sarah Lavigne 1993

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What a wonderful tenure! Wishing you lots of exciting adventures ahead,

Marta Filip-Fouser

(History Teacher & Advisor, 2018-2021)

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Congratulations TC

Honestly, I cannot imagine Waynflete without you! Hoping your retirement brings you as much joy as your teaching brought to many hundreds if not thousands of students over the years. Safe travels to you and your family as you navigate new chapter in your life. All the best to you and yours. Mary Cullen Fallon

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Tom, you were ‘the new guy’ when you taught me calculus in 1987. Although my class was a bit unruly and unfocussed, we were also serious students with high expectations from our teachers. You weren’t intimidated, and you quickly won us over by offering a curriculum that balanced our personal interest with the learning material. As I read through the comments from other former students I can see that you had the same impact on them as you had on us. Waynflete is fortunate to have found you and benefitted from your many many contributions to the community over the passing years. I’m sure that retirement will be an opportunity for you to start something new, and I have no doubt that whatever that might be ‘the new guy’ is going to be just as successful! Thanks Tom, for being such a great teacher and inspiration to so many of us! -Rob Christie

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TC,

Congratulations on your retirement, and thank you for your many years of dedicated service to Waynflete School. I look back fondly on being in your homeroom (in the early-to-mid 90s) and truly appreciate the way you treated all of us students as peers, making learning engaging and enjoyable. I especially remember how you let me use your office computer to play games between classes, even when you probably had teaching-related work to do. That small gesture was just one of many ways you showed kindness and understanding.

Your positive impact on students like me cannot be overstated—you were truly the best.

I hope retirement brings you time to explore, relax, and enjoy all the wonderful things you’ve had to put on hold.

Sincerely,

Joe Nason

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thanks for all the time you spent helping me outside of class hours with trigonometry and geometry proofs! truly, thanks for being a great math teacher :-)

cheers,

wasita mahaphanit '14

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Although TC was unable to guide me to love mathematics (nobody could have done that), the memories and effects That TC has had on me and each individual in the Waynflete community has been immense. Although it would be hard for me to say I had a favorite teacher during my time of middle school and high school at Waynflete, TC will probably always be my most memorable, and probably the one I most closely related to and identified with. The imprint he left on me and literally generations of Waynflete students will never be forgotten. From his mid-20s, with his young-teacher enthusiasm, which is how I remember him, to the old-hand and veteran that he is today, hundreds and hundreds of young people have been touched by his care and guidance. I know I have.

TC, If you've never seen the movie Mr. Holland's Opus, I hope you'll take the time. It's your story too.

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I loved your math classes! Happy retirement! - Kate Harwood '13

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Fond memories, Tom, of when we used to watch Katie and Molly playing sports at Waynflete. All the best to you on your retirement from a noble career!!

Bill Muller

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Luckily, you'll be close by in retirement so I'll be able to bug you all the time.

Too much ground to cover, Tom, so I'll keep it really simple when trying to sum up what you've meant to me for 20+ years.

YOU

HIRED

ME

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I loved your classes and our mathlete meets. Wish you all the best in your retirement!!

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Thanks for being such a kind, fun, and steady advisor for me during my time at Waynflete. You always made me feel supported and safe, and I loved coming into your classroom every day to say good morning. To this day, I still think back fondly on your Pi Day celebrations and eating pizza and learning geometry and talking about random topics at lunch -- you were the perfect mix of serious, fun, kind, and thoughtful and you will absolutely be missed at Waynflete. Good luck on your next chapter!

-Emily Guffin, '10

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Dear TC,

I disliked most math classes I had prior to Waynflete -- I've been known to fear some math classes, too -- and yet, I looked forward to being your student every day because of your patience with me and your ability to make your classroom feel safe enough for me to make a mistake. Thank you for all of the grace and space it takes to make that magical thing happen! I'll admit to never taking a math class again once I graduated Waynflete: perhaps because you taught me everything I'd need to know.

Thank you!

Jo Moore '13

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I always used to wonder why my classmates would say that your math classes were some of the most fun that they'd had. Disinclined towards liking math myself, I wondered about this anytime someone brought it up (which was fairly frequently) until I had you for calculus senior year. Then I finally understood. You brought such a joy for learning and discovery to calculus that I couldn't help but be excited for each class. I finally felt like I understood the subject under your constant encouragement and dedication towards our growth as learners and people.

I also very fondly remember acting alongside you in The Laramie Project. Truly that was one of my favorite experiences from high school and I'm so grateful that we could all be on that journey together.

Thank you for all that you've done over the years in and out of the classroom to support your students and your community. Your efforts are noticed, appreciated, and will be missed.

Anyway, here is a photo of the time Anna took her notes on a banana.

All the best,

Julia Fiori '20

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...is what I would write on every evaluation form for the 3 years of high school where TC was my math teacher. Further context: TC told a story in class about how a previous student once described him as being "sarcastic," "but in a good way." To which, with a deadpan expression and a tone of audible confusion, he looked at our class and said (sarcastically? To this day I'm unsure), "What does that mean?" So, naturally, on every evaluation from that point forward, I wrote the exact same thing due to my (our?) dry sense of humor.

After graduating in '13, I didn't go the college route. Instead, I'm now a construction worker (a union electrician, but a construction worker nonetheless). In an ironic twist of fate or whatever, my endless fascination and curiosity with math and logical/critical thinking (QED) has turned me into an anomaly: the jobsite nerd.

Nearly every day at work, I use trigonometry and geometry to bend conduit for electrical installations. Cosecant, tangent, theta, radians, pi, measuring chords to determine bend radius and arc length...and that's just the mechanical side. Electrical theory? Sine waves, phase angles, vector addition, natural logarithmic curves for transient signals in capacitive/inductive circuits, voltage vector and phasor diagrams, logic diagrams for motor control and PLC wiring, the ever-present square root of 3 critical for 3-phase circuit calculations, the backbone of the global electrical grid (shout out to the OG Tesla)...but alas, I digress.

"If you don't recognize something, turn it into something you do recognize." -TC

"How to sculpt a horse from a solid block of material? Chip away everything that doesn't look like a horse." -TC

"Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 14...14--hey, that's the square root of 2!" -TC

"One way to remember the square root of 3 is that George Washington wasn't the 3rd president of the United States, and he was born in 1732." -TC

"I always thought lambda looked like an amputated pi." -TC

Thanks for being not only my favorite math teacher but also my favorite teacher! In an era where critical thinking seems to be a lost skill, I'd like to think that your emphasis on "original thinking" when it came to geometric proofs was one of the early stepping stones that laid the foundation of who I am as a 30 year-old man. And most importantly, thanks to you, I will always remember that the square root of 3 is 1.732.

Take it easy TC ✌🏼

"Quod Erat Demonstrandum"

(Also, did you guys know he was on Oprah? Because he was)

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I took statistics 3 times:

Once with you in 2003/4 when it made tons of sense and I decided every single HS grad should have to take statistics

Once in college in 2007 which was very confusing and made little sense

Once in medical school is 2011 which was yet worse than the prior two times

I am proud to inform people that I learned more from your stats class than my undergrad or grad stats classes.

I am barely hanging in there on year 9 of teaching, can't believe you did it for 37! Wishing you a wonderfully restful retirement!

~Emily Frank

Class of 2004

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Thank you TC for teaching BOTH me and Ben! I am glad you stuck around long enough for him to also get to have you as a teacher and Math Team Coach. You will be missed. Congrats on this next phase of your journey! Brooke, Ben and family

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Who is going to write YOUR retirement rugby sing -a-long song?

Drew D

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I remember being in TC's class like it was yesterday. His positivity along with witty jokes made his classes a joy to be in. I have a very vivid memory of TC looking through my notebook and complimenting how organized and detailed it was. Little did he know I hadn't been diagnosed with ADHD yet and I was just writing down what he wrote down and making it prettier, I had no idea what most of it meant :)

Congrats, TC! Enjoy retirement!

'13 graduate

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TC

Where to begin….

My….just a few years (compared to Tom’s 37) working at Waynflete were filled with many great memories! Enjoying my time with EC definitely is at the top of the list! That said, getting to know Tom during my tenure was a close second! I remember so many times as I sat in the school bus waiting for students to climb on board, I would see Tom walking to his next assignment with his always present casual gate and all encompassing gaze. He would nod, smile and speak as he moved along. I always felt very special if he spotted me and said hello. If you ever had the privilege of riding with Tom to an event or activity, I discovered early on that listening to Tom speak and recount his many stories was much more fun than speaking myself. His Campbell Irish lineage stories were amusing! His stories of his sports coaching times were a hoot! His stories of his annual baseball pilgrimage were amazing!  Playing golf with Tom was a joy, perhaps the only time I felt I was on an even playing field with him!

I’m very hopeful that I see TC at the annual Golf scramble 2025! Gee, I wonder who it will be dedicated to. LOL

And I hope he can make it to the lunch gathering afterwards….at my joint!

All the best Tom!

Bill Fenderson

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TC,

Thank you for helping to make my high school experience a profoundly important and meaningful one. I remember thinking of you as a reliable, trustworthy, and hilarious mentor. You never failed to make the class of 2018 smile. I loved writing proofs and having many "ah ha" moments in your Geometry class. Thank you for letting me join the mathletes even though I'm sure I never earned us any points, and for putting the best frees on my schedule haha! Wishing you all the best in this next chapter. I'm sure you'll make it a memorable one.

Leeza Kopaeva

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Congratulations on a well-earned retirement and thank you for everything you've done for Waynflete students over the years. I have fond memories of the many hours I spent in your office, between math classes (I still love geometry thanks to your class), advising, and loitering between classes and during lunch. Your ability to make math classes joyful and fun for even the most math-averse students is something I am forever grateful for, as someone who has loved math since your classes. Thank you for your care, attention, and guidance as a teacher and an advisor - I feel extremely lucky to have been your student. Wishing you a wonderful retirement!

-Hannah Espy '06

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"You'll remember the jokes [your teachers] tell"

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"You'll remember the jokes [your teachers] tell"

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Thank you TC for all you have done in leading me to be a math teacher. I remember so much from the many years I had you as a teacher and it is fun to realize that so many of these memories get passed on to my students. References to Joe Pythagorus, writing in capital letters, countless facts about pi, polynomial long-division, memorizing the squares up to 25 and the powers of two up to 2^20, the list seems endless.

One of your quotes that I pass on to my students is "You will not remember the lessons your teachers teach you, but you'll remember the jokes they tell." With this wisdom in hand, I try to make sure I have a strong collection of jokes and to ignore the eye rolls that come from telling the same joke in consecutive courses.

You're always welcome to stop by my classroom to observe my attempt at replicating the joy and brilliance you brought to every class.

Thanks for everything,

Tim Whittemore '00

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I was having lunch with David Vaughan yesterday, and he referred to this Padlet while we were talking about the concept of “legacy.” I said, “What Padlet?” He goggled, but shared the link. I guess I only read the first line of an email last winter. Oops. My bad, but only in that I haven’t been reading these lovely messages and responding to them all along. Lori and I took a hike on the trails of Westbrook, ME (our new “home” town) this morning and then I got to read all of these at once. Yes, I teared up, and no, I didn’t get a swelled head. What wonderful memories! In my 38 (not 37 - apparently whoever counted didn’t have me as a math teacher) years at Waynflete, I LOVED working with all of you, bending your brains, navigating real life, laughing, and learning (we always were BOTH learning). Thank you for recording so many rich memories, and I have many more of you all as well. Now I’m off to do research for a book, or tutor, or finish my basement (Ariq, are you an electrical engineer in Portland area?), or volunteer at Maine Historical Society, or quilt, or travel somewhere interesting. Pie at my house next March 14?