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I wouldn't be in college today if it wasn't for Miss Grunhouser, a teacher I had in high school back in Arizona.

I had Miss Grunhouser the first year she taught and I think that's what made her different from some of the other teachers. Because she was young, she knew what we were going through. She had just gone through the same types of problems and experiences. I guess the best way to describe her is she was a teacher who was also a friend.

Miss Grunhouser challenged us. She had fresh perspectives and forced us to think and talk about ideas in new ways too. She even had me thinking about my life in new ways, which is why I'm now in college studying automotive technology.

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