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Students

Dear Mr. Fox,

Thank you very much for coming to Ardmore School. The assembly you did was great! I love how your expressions were so insightful. You made me feel like I was in the stories that you told. You taught me how to use my voice, loud and clear, with expressions. You taught me you can always improve your writing, and act out your story. You taught me how to write a better story and make the readers feel they are in the story. I think it must be hard to be away from your family for a week. You must miss them very much when you’re gone. If I had to be away from my family for a week, I would miss them so.

Sincerely, Riley 4th Grade Student at Ardmore Elementary, IL (After a week long residency)

Dear Mr. "Fox":

I was at your Scary Tales session at Theaterfest and I would just like you to know that I enjoyed it immensely. Several of the students from my school went accompanied by a chaperon who is a speech-english teacher at my school. I go to Newton H.S. by the way. The whole way back to the hotel and the whole way home (in the dark none-the-less) we were all trying to give our friends even half of the terror and suspense that you created for the audience. Everyone that went agreed that your performance was the best that we saw at Theaterfest. I guess I just wanted to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to instruct a bunch of high schools kids on how to become successful storytellers (not to mention scare them out of their wits!) But mostly I would like to thank you for re-teaching us how to use our imagination. I don't know about anyone else but I spent the whole three hour bus ride home on an island with the "wild things" having many different adventures! I just wanted to thank you for speaking to us.

Thanks,

Kyle Thomas
Student at Newton High School
Newton, IL

Dear Mr. Brian Ellis:

Thank you for coming to Bureau Valley South and telling the school one of your very interesting stories. You helped me understand how an atom travels. I also learned more on how Illinois was formed. I appreciate you explaining in great detail what happened to the world at different stages in time. Your way of explaining things is interesting and more fun than sitting in a class and learning. Thank you for taking the time to come to Bureau Valley South. I really enjoyed listening to your story.

Sincerely,

Thomas Joos
Student at Bureau Valley South
Buda, IL

Dear Mr. Ellis:

Thank you for coming to Bureau Valley South. Your presentation combined both history and science and created an interesting story. I greatly enjoyed how you presented such a normally detailed fact of life with an understandable simplicity. The story of Rusty and Nancy was a story obviously written for teenagers but set in a form that both children and adults could enjoy. The time you spent is greatly appreciated.

Respectfully,

Tiffany Cobane
Student at Bureau Valley South
Sheffield, IL