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| Mr. Bill Ambron - EHS Drama Teacher 1981-2011 |
Dear Mr. Ambron,
Thank you so much for returning my phone call a few weeks ago. I have been reflecting back on the people that have made an impact on my life and you were at the top of my list. I was a student in your Honors English class and participated in a few dramas that you directed. I always looked forward to your class and appreciated the way you engaged the students and relayed your passions and values through the curriculum. You left a strong impression on me that integrity and accountability are just as important as creativity, which is something I think our world has forgotten. I am one of the people who always had more creativity than integrity. It is through your example and a few others that I did not give up my pursuit of greater self-discipline and character.
You once read a paper I had written about James Kirkman Storm to our whole class. You prefaced by telling the students that you had a sample of a great creative work to read to us. I was overwhelmed with shock and delight as you began to read the paper and spoke my very own words. I can only recall the first sentence of the paper: “The sun cast its last shadows over the field where I once felt the thrill of victory, and the disappointment of defeat.” I had written the story from James’ perspective, but did not reveal who was telling the story until the closing line. I never fancied myself good at much of anything, no less writing, but I assumed that writing was something worth pursuing if you thought my paper was good enough to read aloud. Looking back, it is this glimmering moment of honor that caused me to value my creativity and passion for writing.
I now live in Burbank, California where I have a small bookkeeping and graphic design business, as well as a music ministry that allows me to travel to various churches to lead worship and share my testimony. I also write songs and aspire to publish other writings and illustrations in the near future. I feel blessed that God has allowed me to do so much since on paper, I am a single mom and a High School drop out. His grace has embossed my heart with a thankfulness and compassion for others who were dealt a rough hand throughout life as well. I have found deep fulfillment since giving my life to the Lord in 2003, and look forward to what He will do through me as I continue to yield to His will. I also find fulfillment in being the mother of a 6 year old boy that I am trying to rear. It is fascinating and frightening all at the same time to carry such responsibility over another person’s life.
I wanted to thank you personally for what you imparted to me through your teaching and to share my first professional recordings with you. I hope you enjoy the material and find contentment in knowing that you were one of the bricks in the foundation of my identity that outlived the storms of life.
Earnestly,
Yvonne V Reyes
“I press towards the mark of my high calling in Christ Jesus”
Philippians 3:14
Wow!
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