by Tyler Johnson
Staff Writer, The Dixie Blog
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Dixie's Walk-A-Thon this year has a powerful idea and a great amount of emotional effort put into it.
This powerful idea was created from a beloved teacher that Dixie lost one year ago to breast cancer.
Paula Freeman is deeply revered as an amazing person who touched the lives of all those she came in contact with. The Walk-A-Thon was organized to honor her by raising money for the Paula Freeman Scholarship, which directly helps her children.
Students and faculty donated their own money along with getting pledges from various people and businesses around the community.
Mrs. Peterson, one of the wonderful staff members who helped set up the Walk-A-Thon, helped to clarify what exactly the sponsorships were a bit further, “you could get a donation for so many laps depending on the person giving the money, but we just wanted everyone to walk whether or not they had sponsors.”
Mrs. Paula Freeman was a great person who will always be remembered because of the life and joy she brought to the school.
Kelly Andrews, a senior who took a class from Mrs. Freeman, said she will remember how she was always full of life, even up to the very end. She also remembers the support she gave her family, “Probably last year towards the end was what I remember most. When she was sick she came to Phantom because her daughter was in it, she also came to support the kids too, and that is what kind of teacher she was.”
Even though she was sick she would put out a great amount of effort into every aspect.
This is why Dixie would like to remember Mrs. Freeman and the spirit she brought to each person she knew.
This powerful idea was created from a beloved teacher that Dixie lost one year ago to breast cancer.
Paula Freeman is deeply revered as an amazing person who touched the lives of all those she came in contact with. The Walk-A-Thon was organized to honor her by raising money for the Paula Freeman Scholarship, which directly helps her children.
Students and faculty donated their own money along with getting pledges from various people and businesses around the community.
Mrs. Peterson, one of the wonderful staff members who helped set up the Walk-A-Thon, helped to clarify what exactly the sponsorships were a bit further, “you could get a donation for so many laps depending on the person giving the money, but we just wanted everyone to walk whether or not they had sponsors.”
Mrs. Paula Freeman was a great person who will always be remembered because of the life and joy she brought to the school.
Kelly Andrews, a senior who took a class from Mrs. Freeman, said she will remember how she was always full of life, even up to the very end. She also remembers the support she gave her family, “Probably last year towards the end was what I remember most. When she was sick she came to Phantom because her daughter was in it, she also came to support the kids too, and that is what kind of teacher she was.”
Even though she was sick she would put out a great amount of effort into every aspect.
This is why Dixie would like to remember Mrs. Freeman and the spirit she brought to each person she knew.
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