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A special thank you to the writers for such kind words. 
 
June 2, 2000
To Whom It May Concern:
Miss Hallock was the tutor for my son, Bradley K., during his fifth grade school year, 1999-2000.
Bradley is eleven years old with several learning issues including, visual/auditory learning difficulties, reading comprehension, and test anxiety.  He has great difficulty learning and comprehending basic mathematical concepts.
Miss Hallock was always patient and inventive in dealing with Brad's tutoring.  She was able to find ways to keep him interested and was always coming up with different effective ways to help Brad learn, especially mathematics.
Brad's classroom teacher and IEP instructor were always impressed with the advances Brad made with the additional help from his tutor, Miss Hallock.
This year the fifth grade class took the ISAT exams.  Mathematics and writing were the subjects tested.  Miss Hallock spent a good deal of time the first quarter helping Brad review for these tests.  We recently received the test results.  We were very pleased to learn that Brad's scores were at grade level in all subjects, including mathematics.
I know this would not have been possible without Miss Hallock's additional tutoring.  We cannot recommend her highly enough for any teaching position.  She is a wonderful, caring and very creative person.  We feel we were very privileged to have had Miss Hallock touch the life of our little boy.  I know her influence will remain with him always.
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss any of the information I have provided. 
Sincerely,
Lynn K.
Bloomington, IL  
 
June 11, 2000
To Whom It May Concern,
I understand that Miss Hallock has applied for a teaching position. We hope you will give particular attention to her application.  She has much to offer you.
We became acquainted with Miss Hallock in 1998, when our daughter Makenzie enrolled in a reading program sponsored by our local public library.  The library paired college students, willing to donate their time, with elementary school aged children.  The college students and children worked together on a one on one basis, during which time they would read together and share in activities aimed at fostering the child's interest in reading.  Makenzie was fortunate to have Miss Hallock as a partner through the 1998-2000 school years.  As we observed Miss Hallock working with Makenzie, it was apparent that she has a talent for working with children.  We feel that her creativeness, enthusiasm, intelligence and genuine interest in children make her an outstanding partner, as well as a positive role model for Makenzie.  Thanks to Miss Hallock's generously donating her time and talent, Makenzie had a wonderful experience.
We are certainly sad to see Miss Hallock leave Bloomington to pursue her student teaching experience and eventually a teaching career, but we know she will make an outstanding teacher.  We hope you will be able to reap the benefits of her talent.
Sincerely,
Jeff & Teresa E.
Bloomington, IL 
 
To Whom It May Concern, 
Miss Hallock has been employed by my cafe during breaks from school for the past two years.  Her responsibilities were food preparation and sanitation in the kitchen as well as prepping sandwich orders for customers.  It can be a fast paced environment that requires patience and good listening skills.  Miss Hallock quickly learned our systems and constantly performed well in her job responsibilities.  As an employee, she has strong communication skills, is consistently willing to take on additional responsibilities and is a team player.  I was able to delegate tasks to her and knew that the work would be done quickly and correctly.  She is a confident and hard working young woman that would be an asset to any teaching staff.
Sincerely,
Lynn W.
Elgin, IL 
 
March 20, 2001
Dear Educator:
I am writing this letter of recommendation for Miss Hallock who seeks your consideration for an elementary teaching position.  She is a very personable, intelligent, articulate, and honest young woman.
I have known Miss Hallock since her junior year when she played basketball for Elgin High School.  I also had the pleasure of having Miss Hallock in my computer class in which she excelled.  My wife and I have also used her for babysitting our three children during her high school days and college summers.  It is always a pleasure to have her work with our children.
However, the most important job Miss Hallock  had with us is tutoring my first grade son for the past two year in Math and Reading (several times a month).  We have found her teaching techniques with our son to be most valuable.  My son had really excelled in Reading and Math and loves school.  We credit a lot to Miss Hallock for her successful reading strategies. 
Miss Hallock attended Illinois State University and will be certified to teach K-9 (type 03) and will have endorsements in social sciences, language arts, and middle school.  She will have a concentration in Speech Pathology and Linguistics.  Miss Hallock enjoys reading, athletics, mathematics, computer and science classes.
Miss Hallock has a wonderful, supportive family and lives with her parents and two sisters.  Anna has a part-time job at the YMCA/Elgin Recreation Center as an aerobic instructor.  She would be a well-deserving candidate for employment because of her background, academic accomplishments and achievements, school and church activities (St. Josephs) and her desire to succeed in all of her endeavors.  Giving Miss Hallock a position with your school district, would be a most lucrative investment.
Again, I strongly recommend Miss Hallock be given the opportunity to enlighten and instruct the children of your school.  If you need further information or have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Meaney
Business Instructor and Varsity Football Coach
Bartlett High School 
 

April 1, 2001
To Whom IT May Concern:
This letter is to highly recommend Miss Hallock for a teaching position in your school district.  She is a bright, enthusiastic, and dedicated young woman.
She is an extremely well rounded and mature student.  Her academic abilities and achievements have been outstanding.  In addition to her course work, she has contributed countless hours to several social and educational organizations.
I had the unique experience to be the assistant basketball coach during her high school years.  I found her to be a dedicated team player that interacted positively with her teammates.  This asset will enable her to relate well with fellow peers as she enters her post school days.
Additionally, I observed Coach Hallock interact with young children during our summer basketball camps.  She consistently showed a genuine interest in the children whether they were the better players in the camp or not.
I strongly urge you to give serious consideration to hiring Miss Hallock to a teaching position in your district.  She is smart, hard working, and sensitive to the needs of others.
Sincerely Yours,
Mark Sharf
Lady Maroon Basketball Staff 
 
I've known Miss Hallock for the past 10 years, in which two of those she played for me on the Elgin High Lady Maroons Basketball Team.  She transferred to Elgin High her junior year (by choice), and was a key ingredient in the success of the 1996 team.  Her all around presence (both on and off the court) no doubt contributed to the team playing in the state championship game at Illinois State University. 
She is a team player, both on and off the court.  Her willingness as an athlete to sacrifice individuality for the betterment of the team, and to do so without question or complaint, is very evident.  She is not a quitter.  She is very persistent in achieving her goals.  Her sensitivity and sincerity towards others is one of her positive qualities.
She has worked at my summer basketball camps and has shown eagerness to teach and yet was sensitive to the needs of all the girls she came in contact with. She always brought out their positive achievements.  During our summer league games, when a volunteer coach was needed, you could count on Coach Hallock to jump right in and do an excellent job.
I have kept in touch with Miss Hallock during her college years, and it is easy to see that many of the lessons learned through sports has carried over into her everyday life.  Loyalty is the quality that best describes Anna in which she goes "above and beyond."  I'll always remember when she was at ISU and I achieved my 300th win.  There was a celebration after the game and she was adamant about being there.  Due to classes, she missed the game and due to prior commitments, she had to return after only staying an hour.  Her aunt drove to pick her up and returned her that very night to Normal.  (A 2 1/2 hour trip one way.)  She felt a strong need and responsibility to be there, even though it was not easily accomplished.  I felt honored that she would go through all that for me; but that's Miss Halllock.
Dedication, loyalty, and a strong work ethic best describes this individual who possesses the sensitivity that I would want in my son or daughter's teacher.
Lee Turek
Elgin High School
Lady Maroons Varsity Head Coach
  
 
May 5, 2001
Letter of Recommendation
Miss Hallock is a very dependable friend to our family.  We relied on her to care for our two young boys while my husband and I were both working.  She has such an even tempered nature that Evan and Mitchell had a good time while maintaining a reasonable calm while under her care.  We have since moved out of state and still stay in touch with Miss Hallock and her sisters.  As we have come to know young people while living in South Carolina, we can appreciate Miss Hallock's maturity as a teen and now as an adult.
She stressed education to the boys even while they were still babies!  She would spend time on learning activities and always made them feel special and encouraged their natural curiosity.  She has that way about her.
She has demonstrated her dedication to her studies, sports, jobs and family.  This strong foundation surely carries through to her teaching as well.  She will be an asset to the community and school district in which she teaches.
Sincerely,
Bob and Kim D.