Mr. Tardif with his class behind his new teacher desk.

Fourth grade teacher Eric Tardif and 2nd grade teacher Amy Williams are enjoying their new teacher desks — recently donated by the W.S. Goff Company, which specializes in office furniture and interiors. The surprise donation was facilitated by ACS parent Darryl Welch, who works for the company.

“Getting a new desk was such an unexpected blessing and now I have lots of surface area to spread out and organize various student projects,” Mr. Tardif said. Ms. Williams also received a matching storage cabinet and added her own personal touch to the front of her desk — a scripture verse from Zephaniah 3:17 — “The Lord your God is with you, he is might to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Ms. Williams said she wanted this verse to be a daily reminder to herself and her students of how much God loves and cares for each of us.

Ms. Williams’ 2nd grade class poses with her new desk and storage cabinet.