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Prisana Heaton
Middle and high school Math teacher
and dorm parent to grade 9 boys
“I make baked goods on my duty night, as
some of them don’t eat due to the many
commitments after school. I also bake
for birthdays and organize birthday gifts.
This year, I have ordered for the boys and
teachers, a personalized blue mug with their
name and zodiac sign. I fill it with lollies and
give it to them on their birthdays. Several
other dorm-parent teams have borrowed
my idea. I do a lot more than what is asked
of me. We are reminders of their parents so
by doing what their parents would normally
do, they don’t get homesick as often. We
give them support, they know we are there
and it’s up to them to ask for help when they
need it. I have had boys knock in the middle
of the night when they felt sick and needed
nursing. Knocking last Sunday at 6:30am
because they locked themselves out of their
room. We were having a sleep-in but we got
up and helped them. I have fed hungry boys
what I made for dinner as they missed dinner
and were hungry. I have made soups, toasts,
hot water bottles to help ease their illness.
I have also done what mums do and “yell”
at the boys for being immature, dangerous,
rude, inconsiderate, dirty, smelly…”
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