‘23
At the end of this year, Señora Viruet, a beloved Spanish teacher at Indian Hills High School, will be retiring and starting a new chapter of her life.
Senora Viruet has been teaching in the language department for 14 years. She explains that she wanted to be a language teacher because “I love languages…I love my Spanish language and wanted to teach it to students. I know the value of knowing more than one language in this country and all over the world. The Latin community will be the majority in the future and it is very important to learn the Spanish language and any other language after English; at least understand some words and its’ culture.”
When reminiscing about her time teaching at Indian Hills, Mrs. Viruet shares, “One of my favorites is my department, the teachers whom I have become very close to and became my family. We really are a united department and I truly am going to miss them very much. I add all the teachers, administrative assistants, lunch ladies, custodians, security guards, nurses, counselors, and Administrators with whom I share a friendship for a lifetime.”
The World Language Department shares that, “Reina Viruet has been the greatest friend and co-worker to us all at Indian Hills. She is an amazing person and always goes out of her way and offer her expertise and help. She often shares her love of the culinary world by bringing in her deliciously home-cooked foods. However, what makes her one of a kind is her ability to just sit and lend an ear to anyone that needed to vent. Her calming mom voice, compassion, and guidance are what we will all truly miss. We love you, Reina!”
She thanks all of the staff, teachers, administrators, administrative assistants, custodians, security guards, counselors, CST, and instructional assistants for their hard work every day, and she expresses that she will miss them dearly. As for her students, Mrs. Viruet advises, “I want them to know that the education they receive in School is theirs and to never let anyone take that away from them, not even themselves. They are our future and someday they will have a family of their own, a job that is demanding, and a life that is tough. I wish them the best and I hope they understand someday, what tough love means…They can do it and become anything they want to be.”
As she turns toward a new era of her life away from Indian Hills, Señora comments that she looks forward to waking up later, staying healthy, traveling, and spending her future with her family. She adds, “Life is too short and the world has so much to see and enjoy. I plan on doing just that.”
