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School Zone
Jenna Bush Visits Wolfson High
School
On November 9th,
Jenna Bush met with students at Wolfson High School to
discuss her book, Ana’s Story. Bush, the daughter or
President Bush, discussed her motivation for the book,
which centers around a young girl living with AIDS in
Latin America. Miss Bush answered questions from
Wolfson students and signed their books.
“Having Jenna Bush here was a wonderful experience,”
said Billy Mott, a senior AP Literature student. “It
isn’t every day an author comes to our school.”
English teachers Jacquie
Tinsley and Todd Tinsley spearheaded the work that the
students displayed for Bush upon her arrival. “The
students were really motivated by the book, but knowing
Bush was speaking at the school pushed the students to
work even harder,” shared Jacquie Tinsley. “Their work
shows how much they cared about what Bush had to say.”
The students at Wolfson High
School created posters showing what they learned about
AIDS and UNICEF, as well as their reactions to the
book. Miss Bush was really excited to see that
Wolfson’s students had done so much with her book. “We
wanted to show her (Bush) that we went beyond reading
her work. We learned from her book, and used the book
as a springboard to other avenues of learning,” stated
Mr. Todd Tinsley, the English Department Head at
Wolfson, and Billy’s AP Literature teacher.
“It was really special to me,” said Sasha
Hasonovic, the student who introduced Bush to the
school. “It was my birthday today, and my mother’s name
is Ana.” Sasha gave a quick biographical account before
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