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hand her a copy of the published copy of “Someone to Hold” was surreal. So teachers and students . . . make the most of your interactions with one another. One compliment could be the initiating domino effect to a whole lot of good for the world. That’s what happened througtrh Miss Fast. I now have a personal ministry of writing magazine articles and Christian fiction books (available on Amazon)! I sometimes wonder what would have happened had God not given me Miss Fast as a teacher. I even became an Educational Assistant, partly because of her. So I could be a “Miss Fast” in someone’s life. You never know when you may be the only cheering voice someone hears in their life. I want to believe in students like she did, dream alongside with them to reach amazing feats. Miss Fast was the only teacher I got a photo with on my grad night in 2010, she was the one that meant the most to me! 42 www.simplyelevate.com Miss fast and I sat down for coffee, for me to interview her about her nine years of teaching. She’s spent time coaching girls’ volleyball and track and field. She was even voted by students this year to be the grad guest speaker. Miss Fast grew up in a Christian home and is a single parent to her young son, Colton. Nyla: Did you always want to be