Shepard tennis teams thank teachers with flowers

For decades, the Shepard High School varsity girls tennis team has dressed in their best the day before the conference tournament.

Retired coaches Glenn Simms and Dmitri Cooper liked to celebrate the end of the season by giving each player flowers. And they wanted their students to dress for the occasion.

The past three seasons Kelly Myron, who inherited the program a few years ago from Simms and Cooper, thought of a twist. She would have the players give flowers to teachers who had inspired them academically and served as positive role models.

This morning the tennis players walked the hallways of Shepard, going from class to class to recognize a favorite teacher.

And this year Myron chose a staff member too. Myron bought flowers for Meg Gorman, the administrative assistant for the Athletic Department.

“She does so much for us. I wanted to show her how much we appreciate her,” Myron said.