Vancleave High School remembers Mr. Slade

Students and staff at Vancleave High School are sharing their memories of one of their favorite teachers following his death due to COVID-19 complications this past Sunday.

- students and staff at vancleave- high school are - sharing their memories of one o- their favorite teachers - following his death due to- covid-19 complications- this past sunday.

- news 25's grant chighizola- stopped by the school today and- has more on the legacy mr. tom- slade leaves behind.- - standup - "students and staff at vancleav high school are mourning the- loss of a beloved - teacher."

Tom slade's classroom is filled- with reminders of the - impact he had on students and - teachers alike.

- sot-raina holmes: vhs principal- "just a great faculty member.

H was kind of like the father to- all the teachers and he - mentored several teachers and - was just here, always had coffe- ready for and - just available for everyone at- all times."

The 53-year-old husband and - father was a 1984 graduate of - vancleave high and returned to- teach at the school in 1991,- spending time shaping the minds- of students there - as well as m-g-c-c-c since then- principal raina holmes once - shared a classroom with - slade as a teacher and says - slade's loss will be felt by so- many students and staff, both - past and present.

- sot-raina holmes- "it's just not something that you can prepare for, it's - definitely not something that,- you - know, you ever dream of - happening to such a figure for- your community and for- your school."

Slade's students point to his - sense of humor and kindness as- some of the ways he made- learning about history--fun.- sot-molly rogers: student - "he always had jokes to go alon with the word of the day he use- to always talk- about, so he not only taught us- history, but he taught us how t- make our vocabulary - bigger than it already is."

- - - sot-connor sherman- student "i had only had him for like three- weeks but i'm going to remember- like this class and - everything that he taught us- forever."

Others point to his dedication- to making sure each and every - student had the chance to - understand their classwork.

- sot-connor vickery-student- "he would always like, give us the work and then go back over- it with us, so then we- would have the answers right so- then we would know what to- prepare for for our - tests."

As the vancleave community- rallies around his family,- raising - over nine-thousand dollars so - far on go fund me,- slade's legacy will live on for- years to come through his - students.

- sot-molly rogers- "just keep on shining up there for us mr. slade."

At vancleave high school, grant- chighizola, news