Also, this volleyball game was followed by a very special birthday salute, to 6th grade social studies and math teacher, Tomeka Hawthorne, by local RMS student and 7th grader, Roberta Tubbs. That's right Tom. Principal Natalie James picked Roberta to sing a soulful rendition of "Happy Birthday" to Hawthorne, because she would never forget the Whitney Houston she is to her.