Memorial teachers Terrence Inniss, Kimberly Walding and Brenda Snodgrass have spent their adult lives working in education, helping students to grow and expand their knowledge in multiple different fields.
After many years of service, these Mavericks will be saying goodbye and moving on to retirement.
There will be a retirement party immediately after school on Tuesday to celebrate these staff members.
Terrence Inniss
Inniss began teaching in 1995 in Bowie. From there, he moved to Plano and worked there for a few years before coming to Wichita Falls. He worked at Wichita Falls High School for 22 years as a Spanish teacher before coming to Memorial this year.
After retiring, Inniss is hoping to keep himself busy and travel. He will miss all of his students and hopes that his students will continue their best and brightest selves.
“I hope that my students budget their time effectively,” Inniss said. “In this day and age things can be a little unsure. If you stay the course, eventually things will work out.”
Kimberly Walding
Walding has worked at multiple different school districts across Texas over her 30-year teaching career, most recently making the move from Holliday High School to Memorial.
This is her second time working for Wichita Falls ISD. She was formerly a PE coach at Kate Haynes Elementary School and coached at Barwise Middle School nearly 15 years ago before moving away. She currently teaches courses on the principles of public service, nutrition while also being Memorial’s head tennis coach.
After retiring, she’s hoping to relax and continue to recover from a nearly fatal car accident that occurred last May.
One of the most important parts of teaching for Walding was the relationships she built with students and the lessons she helped to teach them.
“I want each of my students leave my class with the desire to be a good person,” Walding said. “I talk about that to my kids, about being just a good human being, being kind, choosing the right thing and I talk about that a lot. So, I hope they take those lessons with them after leaving my classroom.”
Brenda Snodgrass
Snodgrass has been teaching for 27 years and has spent 24 of those years working for Wichita Falls ISD. She has spent the last 17 years teaching dyslexia, currently working at both Legacy and Memorial high schools.
After retiring, Snodgrass is hoping to take a big trip to New England in the fall and she plans to volunteer with the Wichita Falls Adult Literacy program.
Snodgrass leaves her career in education with wonderful memories and hopes her students always remember how important each of them are and that they can do hard things.
“I am proud to have been a part of something bigger than myself,” Snodgrass said. “Teaching has been the honor of a lifetime.”
