Sara Clark was the most passionate and dedicated educator I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. She motivated to me to always strive to be better even when I thought I was the best. She served as a model for all teachers. She was loved by so many, including myself. She spent her finally moments with her student doing what she loved... enriching their lives. I miss her. She was the only teacher I ever visited after passing their class (She was my 6th grade teacher at Keene Elementary School). She made the Keene experience the ultimate learning experience for every student that had the great fortune of being in her class. Her great spirit energy and level of commitment was a gift she later brought to Backus Middle School. It was always a pleasure for me to stop by to visit with her after 3pm at Backus and see her assisting students that needed a little extra help or just to talk to someone they knew cared. I still often stop by Backus to pay my favorite teacher a visit.....at the memorial built in her honor. For your students you made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you Sara Clark. Thanks for everything.

I had the pleasure of being a student of Sara Clark. I am proud to say she is still the "one" person who made school and learning not such an unbearable experience. When she would ask you "What did you do over the weekend?", she actually waited for you to tell her. There were many times when I couldn't wait for the weekend just so I could do something exciting and different so I could tell her about it on Monday. I still live my life that way today and everytime I start a new book, go to a new place,
or meet a new person I think to myself "where is this going to fit in my story on Monday." Thank You Mrs. Clark

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