Val and Sal @ Patrick Taylor Academy

On Monday, May 18th I was asked by the school's salutatorian to accompany her to the annual Jefferson Parish School's Val/Sal luncheon. Each student is allowed to bring a teacher past or present who has had an influence on them. I was honored that Mai Vu chose me. The luncheon was held at Andrea's Restaurant. Each student spoke and each teacher spoke. That meant there were 44 mini-speeches. I was one of the few who wrote down words ahead of time. I choked up anyway. Below is a picture of the val and sal for Taylor, along with Tinashe Blanchet a math teacher who was asked to attend.