Mrs. T spills the “T”
Mrs. T poses and grins happily during her 8th period Leadership Freshman class.
February 12, 2020
Decades pass as students graduate and continue onto their adulthood while the teachers remain. However, every teacher has a plan for retirement, but for teachers like Mrs. Thomas, also known as Mrs. T, it’s sooner rather than later.
Mrs. T has been teaching world history at Middle College High school for the past 13 years and retirement for her is only a couple months away. Regardless of her time teaching at MCHS, not much is known about Mrs. T, so before her retirement, Mrs. T unveiled her unspoken thoughts and plans.
“This is a wonderful place to teach; it’s better than any other school in the district, and I would not trade my experiences here for the world,” said Mrs. T.
Mrs. T has had over 30 years of experience working in the Santa Ana Unified School District and she valued her time the most while working at MCHS.
“All the time I spent with the students here are wonderful. They have good attitudes, they’re positive and care about their education,” said Mrs. T.
She continues to talk about the Middle College school environment.
“A teacher who preceded me in retirement, Mrs. Lynn Klingler, always said we’re family at MCHS and she’s right,” said Mrs. T.
Mrs. T is proud and satisfied with her teaching career at MCHS and the students she has met.
Former student Justin Fletcher, currently her student-teacher, is one example.
“I had Justin 9th and 10th grade for English and now he is becoming a teacher, and he’s my student teacher and I like to think I had something to do with that, which he says I did,” said Mrs. T.
Mrs. T has many plans for retirement.
“We have a vacation home we’re gonna spend more time at. We’re gonna get Disneyland passes and we’re going to go to Alaska and we’re going to take the train across the country,” said Mrs. T.
Her overall goals are to “travel, relax, and have a good time.”
Mrs. T is ready to transition into retirement but before she retires, a student and the principal reflected on her past accomplishments and caring personality.
“She was nice enough to offer me ice packs when I was injured,” said senior Bryan Granados who took her world history class 10th grade.
MCHS principal Damon Voight told us about her history at MCHS.
“We’re going to miss her obviously, she’s been here a long time. She started the freshman leadership program, she is the department chair of history so she’s helped our history program and she ran the enrichment art club,” said Mr. Voight.
Mrs. T has had an enjoyable and fulfilling experience here at MCHS. She has certainly been a cherishing and loving member of the MCHS community. It is ultimately hoped that she has a smooth transition into retirement and accomplishes a life full of excitement and relaxation.
Fun Facts:
16 years sober.
Beast Fortnite player.
Discovered that cockroaches have milk.
I hope Mrs. T gets to enjoy her retirement and travel the world!
I really hope that Mrs. Thomas has a great and wonderful retirement! I was in her 3rd period of Freshman Leadership last semester. I enjoyed doing presentations (despite messing up a few times) and she was a really good teacher.
I hope Mrs. Thomas has a good retirement and a wonderful time at Disneyland and at Alaska.
I love Mrs. T! It is a shame that she won’t be here for the rest of my years at this school, but it is nice to know that she would be able to finally relax and catch a break. I wish her the best of her travels.
I hope Mrs. T gets to enjoy her retirement. She has deserved it!
Mrs. T is one of the most wholesome people I have ever met. I really love her class and her as a person. She deserves a lot in life and I am more than happy to hear that her teaching years have been great. I wish her the best in her retirement days and hope she has a blast doing the things she wants to and enjoys to do. Mrs. T, you will be missed by many, including me 🙂
The fact that I got to meet Mrs.T is amazing. I had her for my leadership class and the experience was wonderful. Sad to see that she is already leaving but hope she spends her retirement happily. Blessed to have met her.
Mrs. T is amazing! She makes every student in her class feel included. She makes sure everyone has a voice and is represented. I really hope that she enjoys her retirement!
Mrs. Thomas is one of the many great teachers that I have met here at Middle College High School, and even though I had her for a semester in Leadership, she was very kind to us, even if our class was loud. She will be missed by me and many other students here, and I hope that she has a wonderful time on whatever she plans on doing in her retirement.
I really hope that Ms. T does everything she is planning on doing, I really enjoyed having her as a teacher for leadership and I know a lot of my other classmates did too. I will miss her and hope she enjoys her time.
Ms. Thomas is such a wonderful teacher! We are all going to miss her so much. She is very kind, fun, and especially caring. I really wish she would have stayed a little longer just so we could have more time with her. If I could turn the clock back I would just to spend more time with Ms. Thomas. I think that having her for History would have been so much fun but like they say, “Retirement is time to stop living at work and start working at life.” I hope she enjoys the rest of her journey, We are going to miss her!☺️♥️
Mrs. T is amazing. She really does care about everyone and is very enjoyable to have around. I’m very glad that I got to have her class for both freshmen leadership and history because those times were great and a lot of fun. I will gladly thank her for some of the experiences she has given me.
Hope you have a good last semester of the year and have a great life after all your hard work.
I hope that Mrs. T has a good retirement because she has worked for over 30 years in SAUSD which is a very long time so someone as nice as her definitely deserves it.
I am so happy for Ms. T and that she is going to enjoy her retirement. She is a very good leadership teacher and I hope she gets to accomplish her goals and relax.
I am so happy for Ms. T and that she is going to enjoy her retirement. She is a very good leadership teacher and I hope she gets to accomplish her goals and relax. She has taught me so much and her class is really fun. I’m going to miss her.
I appreciate the fact that the spell binder has made a article about Mrs. T and how she is doing. I always was thinking where she would go after retirement. She is a great teacher after all.
Even though I’ve only been to a couple of Art Enrichment sessions, I really appreciate the support that Mrs. T has for the arts. She doesn’t have to buy the supplies or even be the teacher administrating for it. I really want to thank Mrs. T for that.
I’m only only a sophomore here at MCHS, but I can say that Mrs. T made these two years really enjoyable. I’m happy to see that she is going to take same time to enjoy herself and life. I hope she has a great time traveling and one of my favorite quotes from a movie “Rule #32 enjoy the little things.”
I just wanted to say thank you for all your kind words. I will always cherish the memories of the students I’ve had here at MCHS, they are the best. Thank you for making my time here extra special.
Good luck and best wishes,
Ms. T