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Tcaps Staff Appreciation Week
Tcaps Staff Appreciation Week
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Middle School for their efforts in making this very difficult situation more bearable. Staff of both
schools have encouraged, positively reinforced, and reached out with support and concern for
students. The postcards from teachers from Central High staff are wonderful and greatly
appreciated. The email check-ins from East Middle staff, equally appreciated. Special shout out to
Ms. Zebell and Ms. Ridel a t East Middle for their continued positive and organized effort towards
students success and Mr. Schafer, and M rs. Laing from Central High School for their entertaining
and enthusiastic approach to this otherwise awkward situation. Thank you, and you're all so
appreciated! - TCAPS parent of two.
I am writing in honor of Staff Appreciation Week. My daughter has had an interim choir director since
just before and during this difficult time of the pandemic. Mr. Andrew Schafer has truly gone above
and beyond in his short time as interim director at TC Central High School. He began weekly
Thursday evening Google Meets, long before they were required, to keep the kids engaged and
communicating. Along with his now required Google Meet on Mondays, he still continues this
original informal chat with the kids, on Thursday evenings. He has also added a talent show, paper
plate awards, and a "March Madness" with choir songs to keep things fun for his students. Every
week, the choirs are given multiple academic and choral assignments to maintain and improve their
understanding and abilities. I have no doubt that wherever he is hired next year, they will feel lucky,
blessed, and amazed at his capability of relating to these students and at keeping them engaged,
even in a time of being apart. This school is very fortunate to have such strong and capable Choral
staff in Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Wolf-Schlarf. How amazing to have found another absolutely
extraordinary instructor in Mr. Schafer! Bravo! Shannon E.