As a CHCCS third grade teacher, I had the opportunity to get to know Shell Brownstein.Shell helped in many ways in my classroom, but one activity stands out vividly. Shell helped students create life-sized posters of the insides of their bodies.She told the students, "We may all look different on the outside, but we're all the same on the inside."

This was one of those "a-ha" moments that binds together a diverse classroom community.

Shell is a compassionate individual who will work hard to bring together all members of the CHCCS community.She would be an amazing asset to the CHCCS school board.

Shirley M. Pyon

Chapel Hill