So last year,students,parents, school officials,stars,politicians, athletes and other people were urged to write thank-you notes for the special teachers in their lives.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

(Student Kim Hee-joo, 15) She says,on her school's homepage she writes thank you messages to friends,family and teachers.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

Thank you. - You're not gonna let this go, are you?- No.

VOA: standard.other

"Thank you President Obama, You acted today like a strong commander-in-chief, doing what was in the interest of our country and the men and women who serve us in uniform."

VOA: standard.2009.05.13

Thank you,". Irish-born Brendan Gleeson won the Emmy for best actor in a miniseries or movie for his role as former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the television film Into the Storm.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21