Kennan Lowery, Alumni Coordinator at City Leadership

Keenan met Ms. Taylor as he was completing his GED and she helped him see that although his path to completing high school was different, it didn't mean that he wasn't successful.

Keenan shares his favorite teacher story who was his grandmother, Valerie Randolph, an English teacher for Memphis City Schools. She encouraged him to go back to school to finish high school. When Keenan went back to school to get his his GED and Ms. Taylor helped Keenan see that he was successful and because his journey was different didn’t mean that he was less than.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee

Governor Lee shares how his high school Chemistry teacher Mr. Nelson who inspired him to be great!

Kendall McNeal, Data Scientist at City Leadership

Kendall shares that Ms. Perry was the first teacher to tell her that she was good at math. That statement changed Kendall forever!

Jeff Riddle, City Leadership Director of Serve 901

Both Ms. Snow and Ms. Moore took an interest in their students and made learning fun!

Memphis Mayor Paul Young

Ms. Foster was a 10th grade Geometry Teacher at East High School. She encouraged Mayor Paul Young to be great and to practice excellence everyday!

Dr. Michelle Armstrong, The Pyramid Peak Foundation

Dr. Armstrong shares her favorite teacher story, Ms. Carolyn Johnson, who made learning Biology fun, interesting and accessible for her students.

Adam Chambers, Choose 901 at City Leadership

Adam Chambers shares how his high school Latin teacher, Ms. Anna Lovell taught real life skills through high school Latin.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee

Governor Lee shares how his high school Chemistry teacher Mr. Nelson who inspired him to be great!

Kendall McNeal, Data Scientist at City Leadership

Kendall shares that Ms. Perry was the first teacher to tell her that she was good at math. That statement changed Kendall forever!

Jeff Riddle, City Leadership Director of Serve 901

Both Ms. Snow and Ms. Moore took an interest in their students and made learning fun!

Memphis Mayor Paul Young

Ms. Foster was a 10th grade Geometry Teacher at East High School. She encouraged Mayor Paul Young to be great and to practice excellence everyday!

Dr. Michelle Armstrong, The Pyramid Peak Foundation

Dr. Armstrong shares her favorite teacher story, Ms. Carolyn Johnson, who made learning Biology fun, interesting and accessible for her students.

Adam Chambers, Choose 901 at City Leadership

Adam Chambers shares how his high school Latin teacher, Ms. Anna Lovell taught real life skills through high school Latin.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee

Governor Lee shares how his high school Chemistry teacher Mr. Nelson who inspired him to be great!

Kendall McNeal, Data Scientist at City Leadership

Kendall shares that Ms. Perry was the first teacher to tell her that she was good at math. That statement changed Kendall forever!

Jeff Riddle, City Leadership Director of Serve 901

Both Ms. Snow and Ms. Moore took an interest in their students and made learning fun!

Memphis Mayor Paul Young

Ms. Foster was a 10th grade Geometry Teacher at East High School. She encouraged Mayor Paul Young to be great and to practice excellence everyday!