Page 36 2024 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS June/July 2024 As for PQ, Morrow said, “I will definitely miss her. I have known her for around four years now and in that time, we have grown very close. She has told me several times of how I remind her of herself in high school as well as how we are both practically perfect in every way (an inside joke that relates to a song in Mary Poppins). It will be very hard walking into choir next year and not see her face. Despite this, I know I will see her elsewhere as she will come to support at future events.” LCHS senior Lacy Buss, who was in both choir and acted in many productions, played Marmee March in Little Women and also felt a kinship with the others and Peterson Quinn. Buss said, “It’s sad that this is PQ’s last one, but I know she’ll continue to support us and help us with anything we may need. That’s one of my favorite things about her. I was very shy and rarely said anything my freshman year, but she saw something in me that I couldn’t, and here I am today! I truly wouldn’t be who I am today if she hadn’t put that little bit of pressure on me to audition for my first show.” When asked about a favorite memory of Peterson Quinn, Buss said, “My favorite memory is hard to decide, but a great one is how excited she was to tell me I was singing the national anthem at a state basketball game. She was so genuinely excited and proud of me, and I could really feel it. She makes all of us feel known, appreciated, and special. Whoever takes over for her next year has some really big shoes to fill!” Though Peterson Quinn retired from teaching at the end of May, the impact she had on the hundreds of students she taught over the years is likely to continue for many years.
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