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11-year-old student Hastema Guajas thanks Goose Creek CISD teachers at meeting
Summary
Eleven-year-old student Hastema Guajas told Goose Creek CISD attendees that teachers changed his life, described specific lessons learned at multiple local schools and asked the room to recognize educators and support staff.
Hastema Guajas, an 11-year-old student, addressed attendees at a Goose Creek CISD meeting to thank teachers and staff for their role in his education, saying the lessons he learned will "help [him] become a good person." Guajas said he has attended schools in the district and will begin at Gentry this year; he also identified himself as the son of two teachers at St. Clair Technical High School.
Guajas recounted classroom and extracurricular lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade, crediting teachers and coaches with teaching Spanish, reading, goal-setting, honesty and confidence. He said teachers helped him embrace bilingualism, stating, "being bilingual is no limitation. It's a superpower." He closed by recognizing nonteaching staff—custodians, nutrition staff, paraprofessionals, substitutes and bus drivers—and asked for a show of hands and a round of applause to honor school employees' work.
