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Wishing You All Happy New Year! #2018 #newyear #newbeginnings

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. Henry Adams (18381918), historian Rachel Faust, first-grade teacher. Having the opportunity to watch someone learn something for the first time is the reason I get out of bed every day, said Faust, who pledged two years to a low-income school through the Teach for America program. In her school district, 99% of the students live below the poverty line. Despite the difficult challenges, Rachel and h...er district earned top marks in the state’s standardized testingnearly unheard of for a group of students facing these types of challenges. The staff works together to help the kids beat the odds. Unfortunately, the pay isn’t the best, so Faust pays a lot out-of-pocket to get the necessary supplies for her classroom. TV star Ellen DeGeneres surprised Faust with $100,000 for her school and her heroism. Jerry Kupchynsky, elementary school music teacher. Joanne Lipman said that Kupchynsky, was the toughest teacher in the world. Mr. K. pushed us harder than our parents, harder than our other teachers, and through sheer force of will, made us better than we had any right to be. He scared the daylight out of us. I doubt any of us realized how much we loved him for it. Dayna Strozinsky Hasart, aka Miss Stro," fifth-grade teacher. Eight-year-old Ashley Echang had to wait outside an hour before school started because her working mother had to drop her off before the bell rang, so Stro invited Ashley to come inside and be her helper before class began and after school as well. Stro’s care and belief in Echang made all the difference: Inspired by Stro, Echang decided to become a teacher and even did her student teaching with Stro.

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Zillow reports on 5 home design trends for 2018. #Zillow #2018 #home #trends

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As the year comes to a Close and everyone is putting their goals and resolutions together for 2018, we wanted to take a quick second and say Thank YOU! Because of our Clients, Referral Partners, and Employees we experienced a great 2017. We look forward to an Amazing 2018 and if you need anything from us we are only a text, email, or call away. #newyear #2018 #newhome #allabouttheservice

We wish you a joyous holiday season and a very happy New Year. -Val Vista Branch #merrychristmas #allabouttheservice #academyfamily