Zeal.

He taught the emerging cynics that eighth graders so often are, that it was okay to be excited and passionate about a subject like history. While other teachers copied out lessons on the blackboard, Stevens expected you to be taking notes while he spoke. Where other teachers might use the overhead projector to show a formula or detail, Stevens would draw the battle situation out from memory on the chalkboard or note the location on one of his maps. He would show the troop movements as he explained what happened. He brought the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to life for us.

Cultural Offering remembers a great man.