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Tyrone Keys Visits Jackson, MS

Dear Tyrone,

Hearing from you in such an unbelievable manner has been a defining moment in my career. I sincerely appreciate the warm phone calls, messages, emails, and pictures. First, let me say how very proud I am of your magnificent accomplishments. I am deeply honored to have played a small part in laying a foundation for you and your classmates during a very historical and challenging time.

I, too, have spoken about “our” special class numerous times throughout my career. I always began each school year, with my faculty, by saying that the greatest rewards from teaching may not come in the present but rather at unexpected times later in their careers. I never felt that the best teaching situation is one with all the bells and whistles, meaning supplies and gadgets. Rather, the best teaching situation is one based on enjoyment with students and all the resources/experiences they bring to the classroom.

Who would ever believe that this defining moment would come my way thirty-nine (39) years later! Your thoughts and words of wisdom have also inspired my family, my colleagues, and the State Department of Education.

I will be honored to be your guest at the Hall of Fame in July. I also want to know what I can do for your “All Sports Community.” I have some ideas that may be of interest to you.

Peace and love,

Mrs. Hagan

P.S. I’m sending the list of students I promised and a copy of the poem I gave the students when I moved. How about the line that reads … Love is when he writes again when he’s older.

Dawson Elementary
Jesse L. Stegall, Principal
December 1970

*In the beginning, I had the majority of students in all three sections. You are right. Many students were upset when they found they were being transferred into other sections. It was then that I suggested departmentalizing so that I could enjoy all of the students at some point during the day.

HAGAN/HOMEROOM

* Andrews, William
* Bishop, Ed
* Brewer, Mark
* Coleman, Glen
* Harris, Dewayn
* Hicks, Elston
* Housley, Johnny
* Jamison, Ricky
* Keys, Tyrone
* Martin, Rowland
* Travillion, Gregory
* Turner, Perry
* Bass, Gwendolyn
* Coleman, Dorothy
* Graham, Pamela
* Harper, Charise
* Harvey, Theresa
* Johnson, Pamela
* Jordan, Monica
* Long, Phyllis
* Lee, Kathy
* McLeod, Ruth
* Miller, Monique
* Mixon, Odessa
* Owen, Natalie
* Thompson, Julia
* Weiss, Mary

FULGHAM/HOMEROOM

* Coward, Albert
* Hill, Levon
* Loggins, Curtis
* Odies, David
* Parkman, Ricky
* Richardson, Curtis
* Smith, Willard
* Stuckey, Donzell
* Taylor, Kenneth
* Watkins, Samuel
* Adams, Dorothy
* Anderson, Johnnie
* Burks, Joanne
* Cable, Sandra
* Gregory, Jackie
* Jefferson, Evelyn
* Jones, Sharon
* Lee, Gloria
* Lenston, Glinda
* Quinn, Brenda
* Sykes, Carolyn
* Tripp, Debbie
* Whittington, Jennette

SMITH/HOMEROOM

* Adkins, Louis
* Barnes, Jerry
* Bell, Dwayne
* Cage, Romell
* Davis, Herman
* Ealy, Larry
* Gentry, Jerome
* Green, Charleston
* Harvey, Reginald
* Joynes, Dwan
* Loggins, Rufus
* McDonald, Quo Vadis
* McQuitta, Ronnie
* Speech, Charles
* Stevenson, Michael
* Whipps, Joe
* Blake, Mary
* Brown, Teresa
* Clay, Brenda
* Johnson, Jacqueline
* Jones, Cathy
* Jones, Linda
* Martin, Linda
* Quinn, Earnestine
* Swan, Brenda
* Wilson, Patricia