Background Information:
I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. I graduated from Kirkwood High School and then attended Mizzou for my Bachelor's degree. In 2012 I completed my master's degree in Teaching and Curriculum from the University of Missouri through the MU Teaching Fellows program. I'm certified and have taught both English and Social Studies and I love to combine elements of both in my classroom.
I sponsor and coach several activities at Sperreng. I sponsor a service club called Interact Club which is sponsored by the Sunset Hills Rotary Club. In the fall I coach Middle School Cross Country and in the winter I coach 8th grade Basketball.
In my free time, I love to read. It's not unusual that I trade book recommendations with students so let me know what you're reading and I'll do the same! Some of my recent favorites have been the Divergent series by Veronica Roth and Unwind by Neil Shusterman. Some of my all-time favorites are the Hunger Games Series, Harry Potter, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Me Talk Pretty One Day.
I love doing things that are active and outdoors so some of my favorite pass times are camping, biking on Grant's Trail, playing tennis and golf, and running with my dogs, Annie and Ralph. I also like to go to the movies and travel.
Favorite Quotes:
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
~ Dead Poets Society
"To be nobody-but-yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else -- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."
~ e e cummings
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
~ Mahatma Gandhi
"The time is always right to do what is right."
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. I graduated from Kirkwood High School and then attended Mizzou for my Bachelor's degree. In 2012 I completed my master's degree in Teaching and Curriculum from the University of Missouri through the MU Teaching Fellows program. I'm certified and have taught both English and Social Studies and I love to combine elements of both in my classroom.
I sponsor and coach several activities at Sperreng. I sponsor a service club called Interact Club which is sponsored by the Sunset Hills Rotary Club. In the fall I coach Middle School Cross Country and in the winter I coach 8th grade Basketball.
In my free time, I love to read. It's not unusual that I trade book recommendations with students so let me know what you're reading and I'll do the same! Some of my recent favorites have been the Divergent series by Veronica Roth and Unwind by Neil Shusterman. Some of my all-time favorites are the Hunger Games Series, Harry Potter, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Me Talk Pretty One Day.
I love doing things that are active and outdoors so some of my favorite pass times are camping, biking on Grant's Trail, playing tennis and golf, and running with my dogs, Annie and Ralph. I also like to go to the movies and travel.
Favorite Quotes:
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."
~ Dead Poets Society
"To be nobody-but-yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else -- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."
~ e e cummings
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
~ Mahatma Gandhi
"The time is always right to do what is right."
~ Martin Luther King Jr.