Mrs. LaRue,  You defy all expectations as an English teacher. Not only because of your kindness and fun-spirited nature, but because you operate best on the unsaid. Throughout every laugh, tear, and...

The swirling storm of controversy has made its way back to the Francis Howell School District, with the most recent book challenges being posed by a parent in the district. This challenge includes numerous...

Some books shouldn't be read by people of certain ages. It’s a simple fact that no adult or young adult who knows better would dare give “A Court of Thorns and Roses” or “Fifty Shades of Grey”...

When I was 12, my grandma and I got into a political squabble, of which I remember distinctly two things she told me: one was that women who came forward with their stories of rape later in life simply...

Dear Mrs. LaRue, This past year you have been nothing but kind to me each and every day that I show up to class. Even if I come to class in a bad mood, you always seem to cheer me up somehow and make...

Mrs. LaRue,  Last year I was adamant I wasn’t going to take AP Lit. Although I enjoyed English, I hadn’t planned on studying it in college so I found little point in taking the class. The only...

Mrs LaRue is wonderfully bright and always has a fun dynamic with her students. She helped me rediscover my passion for literature which I am super grateful for and her classes are some of the most fun...

Mrs. LaRue,  I’ve never EVER felt the need to argue so hard about poetry in my life. I went into AP Lit fully expecting to get bogged down by all the reading and working with theme and literary devices...

Everyone expects English teachers to have a favorite book — that’s a given. Some even have a hard time deciding which is their favorite. Passion about literature can be found in most English teachers,...

TikTok is a platform for a ton of communities. Just about anything that anyone could be interested in has a community on TikTok, and while this is obviously a great thing, a certain community has been...

  AP English Literature and Composition is commonly taken by seniors looking to further their college transcripts, the class taught by only one teacher. Sarah LaRue has been a teacher at FHC...

In any classroom, students want to feel heard and supported by their teachers. Sarah LaRue, an English and AP Lit teacher, makes it a priority for her classroom atmosphere to be laid-back, engaging, and...