Kevin Levesque:  

A lot of time and distance has passed since SMSH! I still remember the many lessons that I took with me there to Alabama, the Marine Corps and now the ATF. Most of which were not in the classroom. However, nothing could have prepared me for the Corps any better than Sr. Jean! God Bless that woman! I still send her a Christmas card every year. The first thing I saw of Sr. Jean was the bottom of her high healed shoe as it kicked open the swinging door from the coat room. Evidently, a kid had mouthed off to her and used some pretty rough language - not a good thing with this old battle-ax! Well, you would think that Sr. Jean had her black belt in something the way she swooped the kid's feet out from under him and gave him a, well shall we say, "semi-soft but firm landing" right on his knees right in front of the Blessed Virgin statue! Her infamous stern finger, which was rumored to be made of iron, came a hair from this now humbled kid as she said, "Now YOU PRAY!!!¿ Quite the attention gainer and one that I always remembered. Needless to say there were really no discipline problems in her class and come to think of it, she hardly ever yelled. She was and still is very well respected. I also ...Expand for more