{"id":4474,"date":"2015-11-25T14:21:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T18:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2015-11-30T17:43:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T21:43:08","slug":"the-special-t-shirt-message-at-woodstock-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/the-special-t-shirt-message-at-woodstock-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"The special t-shirt message at Woodstock Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyler Ziemba is a fifth-grade student and SCA President at Woodstock Elementary.<\/p>\n

Ziemba is a serious football player. He is number 28 for the Woodstock Rams in the Woodstock Recreation League. For five seasons, he has always worn number 28.<\/p>\n

For years, Ziemba\u2019s football team has worn pink socks for their games in October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sadly, the football field was not the only place Ziemba heard about this disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was in kindergarten, my grandma had breast cancer. I was really worried about her then and I still worry about her,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Ziemba\u2019s grandmother is a breast cancer survivor.<\/p>\n

Inspired by his grandmother, and his team’s efforts every October, Ziemba decided that he wanted to give his teacher a special gift. The perfect gift, he decided, was a bright pink shirt that she could wear throughout October to support Breast Cancer Awareness\u2014similar to what he was doing with his team. He wanted the front of the shirt to have his team\u2019s logo. The back of the shirt would have28 (his number) and say \u201cFourth Grade Teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Tyler didn\u2019t stop there. He talked with his mom about getting pink shirts for his previous teachers (kindergarten through third grade), so all of his teachers so far would have pink shirts.<\/p>\n

\"Woodstock<\/a>
Woodstock Elementary fifth-grader and SCA President Tyler Ziemba (front row, left) has given every one of his elementary school teachers and principal a pink shirt that they could wear especially in October for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Proudly sporting their bright pink shirts are (front row, left to right) Ziemba, Amy Hedrick (principal), Lorie Gordon (kindergarten assistant), Regina Erwin (kindergarten teacher), Theresa Holloran (first grade teacher), (back row, left to right) Kristen Tayon (second grade teacher), Anne Martin (third grade teacher), Kelly Gressley (fourth grade teacher), Stephanie Wyman and Heather Winn (fifth grade teachers).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He did just that – delivered t-shirts with the team logo on the front, along with his number and an identifier for which teacher they were for Ziemba.<\/p>\n

This is a tradition that the young athlete and leader has continued through fifth grade this year. Ziemba has given pink shirts to all of his teachers and his current principal\u2014nine in all.<\/p>\n

Way to go!<\/p>\n

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