Dear Editor:

There’s nothing I feel as passionate about as the life changing role the teachers in this community play in our lives — specifically the teachers I have the great opportunity of learning from at Ridgway Secondary School.

This past week, our whole school took outdoor based trips, in one way or another. Our entire junior class went backpacking to Dominquez and Escalante Canyon. Each single person carried everything they would need, but that’s not what made it special. When I t...