Favorite Saint and why: The apostle Paul---I enjoy reading his letters in the New Testament and am continually challenged by them.
Favorite Free Time Activity: I love to. . . bake. . . work in my flower garden. . . have coffee with friends. . .go on walks with my dog, Lucy.
Favorite Moment at HCCS: I enjoy the first day of school. It's great seeing the students and families after the summer months.
Favorite Children's Book: The Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
Favorite Place in Minnesota: The North Shore
Qualities Your Favorite Teacher Possessed: Ms. Abinga was my first-grade teacher. She took time during her lunch and free time to teach me how to read. The one-on-one time she spent with me showed me how much she cared.
When/how you knew you wanted to work in education: I always had an interest in becoming a teacher. My dad was a teacher as well as my grandmother, and great-grandmother. After taking some undergraduate classes I knew teaching was what I wanted to do.
Education: BS in Early Childhood Education & Elementary Education-University of Nebraska-Lincoln, MA--Curriculum & Instruction from University of Nebraska-Lincoln