“There was a wasp in his room and [Mr. Moore] wanted someone to kill it,” senior Amy Donlon recalled of her freshman world history class. “He needed someone with very good karma to do it, he said, because we were studying Hinduism then, and in Hinduism killing a bug is the same as killing a human. So someone went and killed the wasp. Seconds later, a ceiling tile fell on [Mr. Moore’s] desk, on top of this huge stack of papers. It made the loudest sound I’d ever heard. And Mr. Moore just kind of looked at us and said, “Karma,” and moved on.”

After ten years of teaching at White Station, many students recall World History teacher and Model UN sponsor Scott Moore with similarly fond memories.

After leaving White Station for a lung transplant two years ago, Moore is back in action helping the Model UN students. He acts as their coach by “teaching debate, writing, and research skills.” He also plans out of town conferences for the active group of 75 students. Unless there’s a conflict, he will continue to help.

Moore has cystic fibrosis, which is an inherited disease that causes buildup of mucus in the lungs and other organs. This disease is incurable and life-threatening.

Moore said that in the past five years, his case of cystic fibrosis has “spiraled to the point of a lung transplant.” His sickness required him to wake up at 4:30 in the morning for breathing treatments. Because of the large amount of students (meaning lots of germs), Moore will not likely return to White Station.

In his absence, White Station has gained new teachers as other of faculty members have left. Moore misses being around the faculty, especially those who teach history. He says teaching is like therapy to him, and he loves his work. He also misses teaching to a “captive audience of talented students.”