Jane Hill

Mrs. Hill

A lot of times when people think of the word hero, someone like Superman or a famous movie star might pop into their head. My hero isn’t a superhero. She isn’t a movie star. She isn’t even on T.V. She is a selfless and brave woman who was in charge of about 375 kids at Trinity Episcopal School. My hero made school fun for me. She is a very kind and loving person who will stand up for herself and others. My hero is Jane Hill.

Jane Hill was born on Friday 13th December in Longview, Texas. Her uncle was very superstitious and Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, so he didn’t hold her for a year!

When Jane got older she became a teacher. The first time she walked into the classroom, she fell in love with the kids. She is always happy to meet a new child. Even if they are small, big, tall, or short. She has a big, big love for kids.

One day, Jane and her friends, Ed Horne, Mitzi Easley and Jay Watson, thought of a wonderful idea. It was an awesome idea! The idea was to build a school. What a great way to work with kids! But they couldn’t do it by themselves. They asked hundreds of people to help. People started to help and the school was looking great. Everyone dedicated their time to work on this school. Soon the hard work paid off; a school was made, Trinity Episcopal School was born.

The little blue house

The school was started in a little blue house in 1999. There was only one teacher, but the school grew larger and larger. They needed someone to be in charge of the kids, to tell the teachers what to teach the kids, to plan the activities, and much more. Jane’s friends thought for a long time about who was going to be Head of School. Finally they came to their answer: Jane Hill. She was so thankful to be Head of School. But suddenly, more and more kids came in. That was a problem. The Blue House couldn’t fit everyone. So they had to move. It took so long to find a good spot to put the new school. But Jane didn’t give up. Finally they found a spot for the new school. It seemed like forever to rebuild it, but Jane was patient. Finally, after all that waiting and hard work, they made a school. Word of the new school got out and suddenly hundreds of kids wanting to learn came in. Soon, about 375 kids were there and learning in their new school, Trinity Episcopal School.

Many years after that, Jane had grandchildren and was thinking about retiring. It was a very hard choice. But she soon came to her answer - yes. She thought she gave every gift she had to her students. Nobody wanted her to leave, but in May 2007 she retired. We all were sad, but we got a new head of school that was just as fun as her. She still comes to Trinity to say hi, but we all really miss her. Right about when she retired she won an awesome award. She won the “Woman of Distinction” award. She won it because the people who give the award came to our school and saw how terrific it was. They thought she would be perfect for the award. Jane was thrilled. Now, in her free time, she helps Girl Scouts, and she also volunteers at St. James Episcopal School. She loves to play with her grandchildren, too. But she always remembers the good times she had at Trinity.

Jane Hill has so many admirable qualities, like selflessness and perseverance. She has taught me not to give up and keep going. Next time you hear the word hero, don’t think of Superman, don’t think of that famous movie star, think of someone else like Jane Hill.