We would like to recognize PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR AMHS STUDENTS' LIVES - the un-sung heroes of our school, who through their gifts of time and talent, help make Magnet the wonderful, spirited place that it is. Please contact myself, or Cathy Cocolas if you know of members of staff or parent volunteers, who have touched YOUR student's lives in a special way. With a "Gilded Feather" we'd like to spotlight as many outstanding individuals as possible.

This week's Gilded Feather has landed on the shoulder of Jill Leber, mother of Edward (class of 2014). Jill has served for the past few years on the PIE Board as the chair of "Thinkers in Residence."   Most recently, you probably heard your students talking about the Convocation speaker, Jennifer Pharr Davis, the "2012 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year" who holds several records as a hiker/adventurer. Jill Leber found out about this amazing woman, did a little research and was able to schedule her to spend an entire day at Magnet. She has discovered and hosted many speakers over the past several years, all of them have had an impact on the students. In addition to seeking, scheduling and hosting these speakers, Jill has become quite the guru of HEALTHY snacks for the "topic" class (typically, the Convocation speakers will spend an additional hour with either the Junior or Senior class after addressing the entire student body). This is Jill's last year with us at Magnet, as her only son graduates and moves on to the college of his dreams. I think that Mrs. Peterson is sad to see the Leber family go. She told me recently she enjoys working with her because she has so much energy and enthusiasm, and she gets it when it comes to finding the right speakers for our school.

Jill puts an amazing amount of energy and effort into enriching the minds (and bodies!) of our AMHS students, and for this we are grateful!