There were two stand outs for my D in HS. Her physics and o chem teacher, who was also the dean of students, knew her really well and wrote an amazing LOR that he showed her after the fact. The other was her engineering teacher and the sci-oly coach who nominated her for some outside STEM awards and gave her a pathway to really distinguish herself. He also messaged her after his final to congratulate her and tell her that when athletes score TDs in a big game, there is a stadium full of people cheering, but when someone has a big academic win, it’s personal and quiet. He wanted to make sure that she knew he was cheering from the side lines and celebrating her victory. I still have that message printed out in her memory book.