05/08/2026
As we wrap up Teacher Appreciation Week here at J.O. Combs Unified School District, we are ending on a high note by sharing the incredible impact our educators have on the future.
This tribute from a high school student about Ms. Lark reminds us that teachers don't just provide lessons—they provide a roadmap for life. 🧭
📝 A Student’s Perspective:
"There are not many people I look up to in life; no celebrities or idols. But I do look up to Ms. Lark. I have had her as my english teacher two times throughout high school, and I'm lucky to have had that opportunity. She is such a good role model.
I have successfully, for 5 months now, written down 3 positive things a day to try to always look at the positive side, like Ms. Lark.
She is a very fair teacher and has let me sit with my friends under the reasonable condition that we quiet down when she speaks, which makes me feel respected because it sounds like a fair way to have things. I also enjoy most of the assignments she has us do; especially ones involving drawing. I am also grateful that she takes the time to let me and my friends have comic club during homeroom and on the rare occasion, afterschool. She could go home, but she instead lets us have that. I appreciate that. She is (I mean this in a good way) a weird teacher, and has further caused me to also want to be a teacher someday too."
From teaching English to sponsoring the Comic Club, Ms. Lark is a shining example of the role models we are proud to have in our hallways. 🎨🧘♀️
To Ms. Lark, and to every teacher in the Combs family who stays late, shares their passions, and inspires the next generation of educators: Thank you. You are changing the world, one student at a time.
