FRUITLAND â Thereâs nothing like sharing a success story to inspire your students to persevere, as Fruitland Elementary School teacher Shannon Contreras has found. Contreras invited a former student of hers, Logan McDowall, 21, to sing several songs for students of the school.
In an interview with the newspaper on Friday, Contreras shared her reasons for inviting the Ontario native to sing for her students. You may remember McDowall for his performances on ABCâs âAmerican Idolâ this season and last.Â
âLogan was my first grader 16 years ago; I taught in Ontario at a christian school and he was just a really great kid that worked hard and tried hard,â said Contreras. âHis family became very close to us. He became one of my sonâs really good friends through their teenage years and we just stayed really close together.