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I am so excited for you as you take your next step! Thank you for all you have done for our students over the years. Congratulations on your retirement!

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Working with you has been wonderful. We had so much fun on sixth grade hall duty years ago!. I hope you have a joyous retirement and enjoy all life has to offer.

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have and amazing school year

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We are so fortunate to have talented, kind, welcoming office staff at Blair. Ms. Edwards is skilled at helping answer any grade or attendance question. Ms. Ramos keeps everything rolling smoothly. Ms. Johnson is kind and diligent to answer any questions. And seeing Ms. Griffin's smiling face melts away any problem!

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We made it!!!  Have a great summer  Dave

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Shoutout to Dean Smith.  Several times this year he has made home visits within HOURS (one time literally within an hour) of finding out a student need.  He has made arrangements for one of my students to get a chromebook for the summer, from his high school, and is picking it up to give to the student TODAY

Dave

TALK IS CHEAP -- ACTIONS SPEAK VOLUMES :)

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This year was like no other but we made it work and I know we all made a difference in the lives of many of the students. I had the privilege of working with so many wonderful people this year. I thank you all dearly for the kind words, motivation and the laughs. We Conceived it! We Believed it! We Achieved it! Have a Wonderful & Safe Summer. -Ms. Hollesen
P.S. Ms. Tubbs is there anything that I can do to get my grade up?😁

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Where would we all be if we didn't have all the tech support this year! I think we need to give this lady 3 cheers for helping us all relearn how to teach in this hybrid setting. Thank you Shari.

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Shoutout to everyone at Blair! The staff is so amazing, I felt so at home and welcomed since day one when I was student teaching in the fall. The transition from student teaching to full time teacher was seamless thanks to everyone who helped guide me and put up with my random questions! I am forever grateful and appreciate of my newfound Blair family. Kayla Cox 💙

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Headed by their fearless leader Mrs. Still, guidance has been the backbone of Blair and couldn't have survived without you all!

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I can't put into words how appreciative I am to be apart of such a great team of school leaders. Looking forward to next year.

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Shout out to Blair's 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year. I am claiming it now!!! You are amazing and truly appreciated.

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Huge shout out to our custodial staff, who are the real MVP's

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Thank you to our wonderful office staff here at Blair for a seamless year.

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Thank you AP Cave and Mrs. Reaves for leading us during the unprecedented times of SOL's

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Huge shout out to Ms. Redmon, Ms. Tubbs, and Ms. Stocks for a wonderful celebration for our 8th grader scholars and their parents.

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I'm so glad to be apart of such an amazing team.

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Building relationships!  We grew together and survived stronger than we ever imagined! 

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Building relationships!  We grew together and survived stronger than we ever imagined! 

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We are grateful for Justin Smith's leadership for our grade 8 team. Thank you for all you do for us and our students!

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SHOUT OUT TO AP Cave and Testing coordinator Mrs. Reaves

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SHOUT OUT TO AP Cave and Testing coordinator Mrs. Reaves

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You guys each deserve a medal for our your hard work during testing! Thank you for being diligent through a difficult process.

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It has been such a pleasure to work with our amazing faculty and staff at Blair Middle School. Surviving this pandemic has been tough, but you guys always hold each other up. THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU!!!

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Have fun and stay safe everybody!

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You guys are Awesome.  Shout out to our Administrative Team!!!  

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You guys are Awesome.  Shout out to our Administrative Team!!!  

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Blair is fortunate to have hard working ,caring admin, teachers and staff! Thank you !You all deserve a great spring break! ;)

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What a team! I appreciate our office staff, administrators, guidance team, and all of the fabulous teachers who give it their all each and every day. I hope you all have a great Spring Break and truly take some time to unplug and relax.

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Can we take a minute and thank the office staff? They field all the calls from frustrated parents. They are literally the front line in our building and without them, we could not do our jobs! Ramos, Griffin, Edwards: Thank you!

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Can we take a minute and thank the office staff? They field all the calls from frustrated parents. They are literally the front line in our building and without them, we could not do our jobs! Ramos, Griffin, Edwards: Thank you!

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Y'all rock! I can't imagine the headaches you got from this school year. You are the silent heroes of the year! Mrs. Still, especially, with the codes and changes and VSA and....

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I really appreciate that our admin team communicates with us, even if it is to say, they don't know. The honesty and communication is a wonderful example for those of us considering leadership in the future. We have wonderful role models! Thank you, Doyle, Cave, Blowe!  

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I really appreciate that our admin team communicates with us, even if it is to say, they don't know. The honesty and communication is a wonderful example for those of us considering leadership in the future. We have wonderful role models! Thank you, Doyle, Cave, Blowe!  

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I appreciate all you are doing to get ready for students soon!

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I appreciate all you are doing to get ready for students soon!

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Enjoy your spring break -- you deserve it!

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I miss the time we have together between classes. There is nothing like that little pick-me-up that we each need on our worst days!

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You Are ALL....

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I miss seeing you! I miss charging down the halls and knowing you'll support me! I miss our custodians! I miss scrambling for the copier! I miss our team presence!

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Great seeing the 6th grade team in one place.  I also miss my door neighbor #Cheryl Greene.  Happy New Year and wish everyone a success second quarter. Cynthia Reed

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Great seeing the 6th grade team in one place.  I also miss my door neighbor #Cheryl Greene.  Happy New Year and wish everyone a success second quarter. Cynthia Reed

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Happy Birthday Dr. Doyle and everyone who is celebrating this month!!!

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Happy Birthday Dr. Doyle and everyone who is celebrating this month!!!

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Happy Birthday to all January babies. Enjoy and take care of yourself.

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Pencil-vania!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. DOYLE!

I also want to highlight everyone! Y'all are the coolest.

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To all of my coworkers ☺️

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Enjoy your day Dr. Doyle!

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Happy Birthday Dr. Doyle, enjoy your special day!

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Happy Birthday Dr. Doyle, enjoy your special day!

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New grandson born Nov. 14: Baby Cliff

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

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Praise. Live each day with love. Contemplate gratefulness, appreciation, and thankfulness.  From those, you will find joy.

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It is such an honor to be a part of such an awesome teaching community and family!  This is just my second year teaching, and being a part of this team and being able to work with such a supportive and caring administration reminds me everyday why I chose this profession!!!
Wishing everyone a Blessed and safe Holiday!!!

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Thank you to Augustin for checking in on me the other day and for Cuffee and Hatcher reminding me how much I miss our village at Blair.

It truly takes a village to raise the kids, us and our community up to par with where we are in technology and society. Education has needed a revamping decades before this virus wave but being able to catch up with the support of my Blair family has been comparable to none.

Thank you all for what you do and for being the Village of Persistence with our Norfolk Community. Together we are Blair, together we are NPS and together we will make it through and soar above the "Hindsight of 2020".

Love you all, happy holidays and can't wait to see you safely in person again one day.

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I want to send a special shout-out to Ms. McClung, Ms. Cuffee, and Ms. Guzman! I was blessed and so fortunate to work alongside them this semester, we made such an amazing team and I’ll miss you all so much!!!

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Afrotaking Jamie Foxx - The Christmas Song

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Thank you to the Blair staff, for supporting the CEIS program and our students.

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I appreciate the warm welcome!! You guys rock!!💕

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A major thank you to the attendance team. It's hard work and takes a lot of effort but you never quit...I appreciate that most of all!

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Lastly, thank you to all of the staff members who volunteered to assist in the mentorship program that we have in partnership with ODU's Football team. The mentors and mentees send their appreciation!

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Lastly, thank you to all of the staff members who volunteered to assist in the mentorship program that we have in partnership with ODU's Football team. The mentors and mentees send their appreciation!

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I would like to give a warm thanks, specifically to the 8th Grade Team for your hard work and dedication to our scholars. 

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I would like to give a warm thanks, specifically to the 8th Grade Team for your hard work and dedication to our scholars. 

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It is my pleasure to be part of such an awesome group of people. In this short time, I am extremely fond of the passion and “out of the box” thinking here at Blair!!!! I look forward to working with everyone.

Mrs. Thomas

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What a great gift it is to be apart of a wonderful school community!!!

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What a great gift it is to be apart of a wonderful school community!!!

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I'm so happy that I got to join this family when I did. I know we only got to see each other in person for a short while, but I have learned so much during my time here. It's truly an honor!

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I am thankful to work with an extremely caring and generous team of people. I wish you all a peaceful and restful holiday season. Stay Safe!!

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I feel grateful to be a part of the great Blair Family! Thank you all for all that you do for our school and students. Have fun and stay safe!

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I wish you all a safe and restful winter break.  Do things you never have time for and laugh a lot!

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I am still overjoyed to be part of an awesome school family.  Thanks Blair family for your hard work and how you have embraced change!  You all are truly awesome.

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I hope EVERYONE has a great and restful holiday!

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You ladies have been the bomb.com on putting things together for our students!!! I will continue to do what I can (however small or large) to assist!

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Grateful

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#clipperstrong

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Shoutout to Ms. Jones and the ELA 8 time for all you do; it has been great working with you all.

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Shoutout to Ms. Jones and the ELA 8 time for all you do; it has been great working with you all.

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Thank to our awesome math department chair for all of his POSITIVE vibes and support!! 

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Thank to our awesome math department chair for all of his POSITIVE vibes and support!! 

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It has been a joy working with the Blair staff. Stay wonderful and enjoy the holidays.

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-Armani Parker

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Grateful to be a part of the Blair Family, you all are the best!

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Grateful to be a part of the Blair Family, you all are the best!

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Huge, Hugs with Much love to all of the Blair Family!

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Huge, Hugs with Much love to all of the Blair Family!

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a HUGE thank you to Pitt, Cave, Blowe, Dr. Doyle, Hack, AJ, and Staub for helping me stay sane. They should get paid extra for all their pep talks ;)

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a HUGE thank you to Pitt, Cave, Blowe, Dr. Doyle, Hack, AJ, and Staub for helping me stay sane. They should get paid extra for all their pep talks ;)

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Blair is the best school in Norfolk! I love my colleagues.❤ Have a wonderful winter break everyone!😊

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Blair is the best school in Norfolk! I love my colleagues.❤ Have a wonderful winter break everyone!😊

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SPED department is amazing. Ms. Blowe and Mrs. English have orchestrated an obscene amount of meetings already this year. They're keeping us straight.  Ms. Blowe is heading off problems before they reach teachers so we aren't so stressed.  GREAT JOB, ladies!

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SPED department is amazing. Ms. Blowe and Mrs. English have orchestrated an obscene amount of meetings already this year. They're keeping us straight.  Ms. Blowe is heading off problems before they reach teachers so we aren't so stressed.  GREAT JOB, ladies!

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I am so grateful for each of you and for all the supportive things you do for each other and our students!

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Thank you, Ms. Bell, for your encouragement, endless help, and your patience with me this year.  I owe you BIG time!!!

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Thank you, Ms. Bell, for your encouragement, endless help, and your patience with me this year.  I owe you BIG time!!!

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Blair Family Strong! Your efforts are always appreciated!

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Blair Family Strong! Your efforts are always appreciated!

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Love our hard-working and super-chill Social Studies department!!  Thanks for being such a great group to work with! 

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Love our hard-working and super-chill Social Studies department!!  Thanks for being such a great group to work with! 

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Thank you all for making this such a great time! Shoutout to Ms. Crisden for handling me and answering the 1 million questions I have! Another shoutout to Ms. Kamp for letting me help with the Planetarium Virtual Field trip!

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Thanks to our admin -- make a teacher's life easier so we can focus on teaching !

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Thanks to our admin -- make a teacher's life easier so we can focus on teaching !

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Love the 8th grade ELA team and love seeing your faces!

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Our principal is The Most Responsive administrator I have ever experienced! Thank you!. This is what makes us want to work harder and do better!

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Your overwhelming generosity has enabled us to bless so many of our students with holiday gifts. All of your help has truly been appreciated!

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BIG shout out to Ms. Cuffee and Ms. Guzman who took over the instruction for our class yesterday when there was a Cox outage in my area. What an amazing team!

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BIG shout out to Ms. Cuffee and Ms. Guzman who took over the instruction for our class yesterday when there was a Cox outage in my area. What an amazing team!

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You are the best!!!