Ms. Traci Magri, Jake's Special Guest

Ms. Traci Magri came today as Jake's special guest. She has a huge heart and truly loves to help others! Ms. Traci's job is a full time stay at home mom. She used to be a Science teacher. Her sons, Jake and Noah make her so proud. We were lucky to be able to meet Noah during Ms. Traci's interview. Noah is Jake's little brother. Ms. Traci has many passions in her life. She loves the ocean and taking Jake to surf. Ms. Traci's message to us was to be kind to one another and to go out of our way to help people in need! It was a true pleasure interviewing Ms. Traci Magri today!

Mr. KJ Mann, Logan's Special Guest

We were delighted to meet Logan's daddy, Mr. KJ Mann. Mr. Mann loves to spend time with Logan. Together, they like to play on the playstation and play football. Mr. Mann is originally from Indiana. He was in the army for four years. Mr. Mann has a great passion for helping people which led him to become a police officer. He has been with the police force for 16 years! He works with a German Shepherd named Recon who is trained to find explosives. Together they keep us very safe! Mr. Mann has a unique connection to Hearts' Stories. Three years ago, his partner in the police force, Mr. Tucker, was a special guest for Hearts' Stories as well! Mr. Tucker's son wrote a story about his dad and mentioned his partner Mr. KJ! What a pleasure it was getting to meet Mr. Mann. Hopefully some day we will be able to meet Recon! The children have created wonderful stories about Mr. Mann and his dog Recon that we will add to our special collection! Mr. Mann, we thank you for sharing your story with us and for all you do to keep our community safe!

Please visit this link to read about Mr. Mann's partner Mr. Tucker and his dog Atos from three years ago. Click on "Mrs. Edwards' Class" then on "Edward's Story" http://www.heartsstories.org/HeartsStories_0708/fehs/index.htm

Mrs. Shelley Marshall, Hunter's Special Guest

Today we met a very special person to Hunter Marshall - his mom! Mrs. Shelley Marshall shared her story with our class today. She has had many jobs in the community from Sally's Beauty Supplies, Dairy Queen, a Pancake House and as a babysitter. However, her most important job and favorite job is now being a stay at home mom. She loves to see Hunter succeed and make great choices.

Mrs. Marshall's hobbies are baking and reading. She likes to bake all kinds of desserts, especially brownies. Mrs. Marshall's favorite thing to do is to read a wonderful book! She told our class that "there is no place you can't go in a book!" She loves to travel to many places in her mind as she becomes lost in a great book. What a wonderful reader she is!

What a wonderful time we had interviewing Mrs. Marshall today. We really enjoyed her time with our class.

Mrs. Paula McGowan, Cheyenne's Special Guest

Mrs. Paula McGowan, Cheyenne's special guest, is a very well known person at Forestbrook Elementary School! Her job in the community is substituting at Forestbrook! She has a huge heart for children and feels like a part of the "Forestbrook Family". Mrs. McGowan used to be very passionate about horses. She grew up on a farm where she had many responsibilities of taking care of the animals. It was then that she learned to ride and show horses. After graduating from High School, Mrs. McGowan went to Francis Marion University and upon graduating went into the Banking industry.

Mrs. McGowan shared with our class that she was adopted as a baby. What a precious gift she must have been and still is to her parents! Mrs. McGowan brought another very important "person" with her during her interview. Lexi, a Border Collie! Lexi is one of the McGowan's beloved pets. She was such a well behaved and pleasant dog! We enjoyed meeting her and learning all about Mrs. McGowan!

Mr. Bob Mitchell, MiKayla's Special Guest

This past Thursday we met Mr. Bob Mitchell, MiKayla’s very special Papa. Mr. Mitchell was born in Anderson, Missouri. He served in the United States Air Force for 20 years as a navigator. He has traveled all around the world with the Air Force. He is now in the clothing business. He is passionate about his family, basketball and photography! MiKayla adores her Papa and they share a very special bond. They shared with the class a wonderful song called, “MiKayla’s Alphabet” and they sang it for us twice! We enjoyed it so much! What a wonderful time we had interviewing Mr. Bob Mitchell, MiKayla’s Papa!

Mrs. Beks Torres, Cherish's Special Guest

Cherish invited a very special guest to our classroom today. Today we met Mrs. Beks Torres known as “Tia Torres” to Cherish. Mrs. Torres is passionate about rescuing animals. She has a big heart for dogs! We saw pictures of Rufus, Bear, Zoe, Ariyel, Duke, Hurley and Isabelle. They are all very special rescued animals that Mrs. Torres saved. We even got to meet one of the rescued dogs. Her name is Hurley and she has been adopted by the Torres family. Mrs. Torres gave us an important message to remember that we should “treat animals like animals and not like people”. She loves to read and research about dogs. She has inspired many of us to learn more about animals and we enjoyed her special interview today!

Mrs. Tara Morgan

Do you know who we met today? We met a very special person in Ian Morgan's life. We met his mom! Mrs. Tara Morgan is a nurse at The Grand Strand Health Care Center. She is passionate about helping others. Mrs. Morgan shared with us that her mother and father moved from Ireland to a rural town in Connecticut just before she was born! Mrs. Morgan grew up in Connecticut and she and Mr. Morgan decided to move to the beach about four years ago. She has since convinced Ian's grandparents to move closer and they now live in South Carolina, too! Mrs. Morgan loves to spend time with her family. They especially love to go to the beach together! We truly enjoyed learning about Mrs. Tara today. She taught us so much about caring for others! Thank you for sharing your heart with us today Mrs. Tara!