#1–She is ONE of the new reading teachers in the junior high.

#2–She has had TWO teaching careers.  She taught music for 8 years.  She has been teaching reading for 8 years.

#3–She has taught in THREE different states–North Carolina, West Virginia and now New York.  She has also led THREE  different church choirs over the past 20 years.

#4–She has four kids–three sons (9, 13 and 20) and one daughter (12).

#5–High FIVE TO her for sharing FIVE other interesting facts about herself!  She thinks peppermints help people concentrate better.  Her favorite candy is a Charleston Chew.  Her favorite movie is The American President.  She has traveled as a missionary.  She and Mrs. Redick, the new 8th grade English teacher, can commute together because they live in the same distant town.