Alumni Spotlight

We are excited to catch up with alumni and hear their reflections on their MDS education. Sana Mohiuddin, recently returned to Morganton after spending years pursuing higher education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied Psychology and Arabic, earning a Bachelor’s degree, and her subsequent Master’s program at North Carolina State University. While at NCSU she studied Physiology. After graduation, she worked as an orthodontic and endodontic dental assistant last year. We are fortunate to have her as a substitute teacher here at Morganton Day School, where she spent her early years learning and growing as a writer, graduating in 2011. She intends to continue her journey into the healthcare field in the future but now she is exploring her passion for education. Sana shared this poem with us, and it was just too good not to share with you:

Forever I wish I could continue,
Good times at Morganton Day,
It’s there at school with you all, 
That’s where I wish I could stay.

Learning and growing, 
There never was an end. 
To all the knowledge I was gaining, 
Along with my very best friend. 

From spelling lessons with Dr. Mikusa,
And seeing animals at the Asheboro Zoo.
The Reading Ruckus rocked my socks!
While first grade did the same too.

Making cumulus clouds with shaving cream,
Or visiting Old Salem during school.
My teachers always found a way, 
To make learning seem so cool.

When I started writing, 
I was in the fourth grade. 
The way, Ms. Cape edited my papers,
For her effort, extra she should have been paid.

Now come middle school, 
It was more than learning about the tibia. 
Thanks to Mrs. Gramer’s love of other cultures, 
I very well know the capital of Libya.

With presentations with Mr. Kendall, 
I quickly learned to avoid the fluff.
But in this poem, I could never forget,
To mention, Mr. Clough.

From Space Camp in Huntsville,
To Sea Camp in the Florida Keys.
You could count on Mr. Clough, 
To watch over you, even overseas. 

When it came to English, 
I had Mrs. Yount and Mrs. Searcy.
I distinctly recall learning about mythology,
And being an example for the class to see.

Eighth-grade year was full of emotion, 
I vividly remember.
The thoughts of not being with my friends anymore, 
They started in early December.

The way MDS came back to me,
To some might seem suspicious. 
But rather, I find it as a blessing, 
And to me, it feels auspicious. 

Sana Mohiuddin
Class of 2011