Kids inspire sobriety through posters <\/a><\/p>\n\u201cBecause she makes me so happy,\u201d Araceli Orellana Avila, a student, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s beautiful,\u201d a student, John Buntz, added.<\/p>\n
They especially love their classroom elf, Waffles, who brought gifts to Stafursky\u2019s class.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did bring us stockings today with magic pens. You put it on, and you can\u2019t see them until you use the magic flashlight,\u201d Buntz explained.<\/p>\n
The impact of Stafursky\u2019s teaching and social media content is spreading joy throughout the rest of the elementary school as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe helps, and she shares, and we help each other. Having been around for a while, I can help give her tips, and she\u2019s bringing me along,\u201d John G. Whittier Elementary School Teacher Christine Gutekunst stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shows that people are evolving with all of the creativity that\u2019s going on in the social media world, and they want to bring that to their classrooms so they can do the best they could to teach their kids,\u201d John G. Whittier Elementary School Principal Andrea Musto told 28\/22 News.<\/p>\n
Stafursky\u2019s other coworkers were thrilled to hear the positive light she is shedding on both teaching and John G. Whittier Elementary.<\/p>\n
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