Thursday, March 3, 2011

A Real DARling

By Sarah Lotkowski ‘13, Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School

The worn ivory letter, tucked away softly into a familiar nook, folded into intricate squares, the seams caressed and fragile. Vein like tears cascade down the willowy corners; traces of fingertip smudges freckle its supple face, eventually worn down to subtle furrows like the feathery wisps of a river current. The words hidden inside the neatly packed parcel lay brimming with wisdom and self assurance. Those words that need not pass inspection from the brain and are directly extracted from the hollows of the heart were chosen carefully; erased into silence time and time again- until the perfect harmony was reached. These clusterings of letters empty their impact onto the eyes and hearts of dozens of students every year- the students lucky enough to have had Mr. George Hankins- master of capturing the true meaning in people- and of course- an abstract word artist as well.
George Hankins, CMS history teacher

Within the past couple of weeks, eighth grade history teacher at Colonial Middle School (CMS), George Hankins, has been named the Pennsylvania State Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Outstanding Teacher of American History Winner for 2011.