My Stalker Dropped My Class

Well, I guess "Stalker" is a bit drastic. I had this girl in my class. Every time I turned around, she seemed to be right there. She was always willing to volunteer, usually the first person to have her hand raised. The sad part is she had dropped my class for over three days before I realized that she wasn't there. I took roll. So, on some level I knew she wasn't there, but I didn't really notice until this past Friday. The stalking started when I had tryouts to be be anchors for our morning broadcast. I let the ones that did well know. I didn't want to hurt her feelings so I never went to her to tell her she did bad. I just avoided the subject of her being an anchor. I would ask for volunteers to run the video switcher, audio mixer, and even the teleprompter. And, every time she would raise her hand and ask, "Mr. Maynard, can I be one of the anchors?". I asked one of her friends where she was. They were the one that informed me that she had dropped the class. Her friend told me that it was because she needed more time to study for the High School Graduation Test and that she had all the credits she needed to graduate. She really didn't need my class. My hope is that was the case. I hope as a young teacher I did not discourage her in a negative way by not allowing her to be an anchor. I understand that this is not the professional world of broadcasting, but I do believe that I have to set some standards when what we produce will be seen by the whole school. I sure hope I didn't run the stalker off.