A parent wrote a letter praising your contributions to the school. How does that make you feel?
Pretty awesome. It’s just awesome. I so glad that I make an impact.
What do you like about being a Technology Support Technician (TST)?
I’m not going to lie, being a TST is ‘meh’. But being a TST for an elementary school, is the best. It’s being able to interact with kids and say hello in the morning. I’m not typically a morning person, but when the kids are walking up to you saying, “Good morning!” you can’t help but reflect some of that back.
Something that’s mentioned in the letter we received, was origami. How did you become interested?
Origami is something I started back in middle school, and fell out of for a little while when I got older. When I started here I started getting back into it as something I could do, because, your folding paper. One day a kid came up to me and said, “That’s really cool, can I have that.” So, it’s grown and now I have this long list of requests, and there’s crazy rules of how students can get on the list.
Read the parent’s letter below.
Hello,
I just wanted to let you know about a fantastic “tech support” educator at Kingston Elementary.
He is a kind and funny gentleman who the students adore. They love to hear his funny jokes, and see his amazing smile. He is such a positive and supportive mentor to the students. He is known for his artistic Origami creations.
My daughter started telling me about him in 1st grade. By 2nd grade she was making a valentine card for him and by 3rd grade she was helping me make brownies for him. In 4th grade she asked if he would come to one of her volleyball games to support her and the other students at Kingston who were on the same team. When he showed up it was like a “ROCK STAR” had arrived. All the girls on the team were so excited to see him.
Now she is in 5th grade at Kingston and he will be missed by her and the students as they transition to middle school. My daughter has already told me that when she is in 6th grade she wants to go back to help Mr. Smead with anything he needs in his classroom etc…
Sincerely,
A parent
