Beverly McMillan: Teacher of the Week | Schools

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- 44 years.

That's how long Beverly McMillan's been teaching -- at the same Jacksonville school.

That's why leaving it is so surreal.

Mrs. McMillan's retiring from St. Pius V Catholic School, and from teaching altogether, in May.

Check out the Good Morning Jacksonville's story about Mrs. McMillan on this webpage and you'll see what has made her so loved among hundreds of students and former students.

"I'm here because I love the children," Mrs. McMillan says with a quiet smile.

"I want them to be productive citizens, and in order to be productive you need to talk with them, you need to love them, give them lots of hugs and know whats going on so you can do something outside to change something on the inside."

The entire First Coast News team congratulates Beverly McMillan.