Talk:2000 to 2010/@comment-24941569-20140530140423

High school is a period of my life that was not only one of the most challenging, but also one of the important growth periods in my life. There was always one constant in high school, however, and that was chorus. The moment you entered that room - you felt at home, at peace - and that's because everyone in that room was family. That family was led by one of the finest matriarchs I've had the pleasure to know in Mrs. Robinson.

Mrs. Robinson - you gave me a chance to believe in myself, a chance to see the potential for great things in my future. Through your passion for music - you gave me an opportunity to be in the spotlight and it forever changed my life. Most importantly, you believed in me - as you did all your students. This faith, this support and this leadership is what makes you a greater educator.

Thank you for putting up with any hijinks I may have been involved with (I admit nothing), for showing me  the power of music and for making me believe in myself in a time when I often struggled to do so on my own. Words cannot express how important that period of my high school class schedule was and in truth, if it could have been every period, I would have made it so.

- Chris Barrows (2003)