Daniela Marie Paccial appreciates Mr. Victoriano Castillo, a teacher at INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL in San Jose, CA
Dear Mr. Castillo, I appreciate you. For making school a challenge worth taking and thinking about it as a race, that helped a lot. Even though school was something I didn't struggle with too often, my motivation was lacking but as every coach screams… "PUSH PUSH KICK KICK" I sure as heck did not slow down. Despite not being a coach of mine, I still see you as a mentor to look up to for guidance. I remember this time the class got sidetracked (as always), and we talked about school/life being a