A petition for the retention of Mr. Jaime Fernandez at Miramonte High School

"Mr. Fernandez has shown his commitment as an educator both in the classroom and on the field. We need more mentors like Coach Fernandez. DH, Parent & Miramonte Class of '82"

"Mr. Fernandez is a great teacher and coach and has been an important part of the students this year. It would be criminal to the students to remove him from the teaching staff at Miramonte."

"We should be keeping the best and brightest teachers. Mr. Fernandez is an asset to Miramonte HS."

"I had Mr. Fernandez last semester for government. I always hated history and always found it boring and never understood why we had to learn the subject. But Mr. Fernandez opened my eyes because he didn't just assign us to read the book, he had us pick is"

"though a hard grader, Mr. Fernandez is a respected teacher who has tought me more than I could hope to learn in a semester let alone a year. Letting him go would be a mistake."

"This man has been a positive role model, active coach for both track and football, and an exceptionally fine instructor to our students. Let's not let this one get away."

"Mr. Fernandez has done more for our school than other teachers who have been here for 10 years."

"Because of Mr. Fernandez's love for teaching and his students, he took the time with me on a one on one basis to ensure I passed. Because of this I was able to get into my number one college of choice, the University of Oregon."

"Mr. Fernandez is an outstanding History teacher. Our daughter enjoyed his class so much that his passion for the subject inspired her to take European History this year. We need teachers like Mr. Fernandez in our district to excite our students about lear"