Leslie Burker, Spectrum Academy

“She’s such an incredible inspiration for those around her and a lovely person to hangout with. While she teaches a subject that most people don’t like, she does such an amazing job at making it so fun to learn. I know I remember almost everything I learned while I was in middle school! She has such a motherly love to all of her students that we sometimes call her “mom”. I remember that my friend group wanted to nickname the teachers from a popular book series and we decided on “Cricket”. We brought the idea up to her and she chuckled and happily accepted. So yeah, thank you for all of the wonderful memories Cricket!”

-Jade Esparza-Trevino