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Mr. Cisneros, Miller High School

Mr. Cisneros, Miller High School

Mr. Cisneros was my favorite teacher of all time. He taught high school Spanish to us crazy teenagers. What I liked about him was that he knew his material. I was already a fluent Spanish speaker, but with him, I learned the correct usage of the language. What I also liked about him was that he treated everyone fairly, and during the turbulent ’60s, it was nice to know that I was going to be treated well and not be discriminated against.

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Ms. Christine Ochoa, Sam Houston Elementary School

Ms. Christine Ochoa, Sam Houston Elementary School

Ms. Ochoa opened up a world for me that I never knew existed within me. She opened up the beautiful world of writing. She was my 6th grade teacher and she gave us weekly creative writing assignments. She would read aloud my stories every chance she got. She taught me that it was cool to be a writer and encouraged my every endeavor. She made me feel so good about it. I fell in love with writing that year, and have loved it since. I am now an English teacher and I have her to thank for it.

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