05/18/2026
HEY HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (PAST AND PRESENT): I'M TALKIN' TO YOU!
My loving, brilliant, incredible mother Melissa Manier is officially retiring from Holy Cross Grade School after 20+ years of service as everybody's favorite 2nd grade teacher. And I need YOU to help celebrate her.
Maybe you worked with my mom. Maybe she taught you, or your children, or your grandchildren. Maybe she gave you a gentle smile and a wave from afar after Sunday mass every week.
Maybe she directed you in a school play. Maybe you were lucky enough to have her as the touring music teacher waaay back in the day, roaming from room to room with her cart of musical magic.
Her time with Holy Cross has been long and illustrious, and I know how much the community means to her. I also know how much she means to the community-- but I'm not sure *she* does.
That's why I would love to honor her career with a collection of letters, stories, appreciations, thank you's, and maybe even some pictures from over the years. We're puttin' together a scrapbook.
SO THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN: If you had the good fortune to cross paths with Mrs. Manier at any point during her time as a teacher, tell her about what that meant to you. Write her a letter at [email protected] and I'll compile them all into an ornate keepsake for her to look back on for decades to come. (And trust me: she WILL look back on it. Over and over and over. So make it count!)
Please reach out to me by no later than WEDNESDAY, MAY 27.
And finally, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD FAR AND WIDE! The post is hidden from her, so she's in the dark, but I want as many Crusaders to see this as possible; she deserves nothing less.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Best,
Miranda Manier
