I have been teaching at Old Quarry Middle School since 1997. Prior to that I taught high school English for 17 years. During my tenure at OQ, I have taught Gifted Language Arts for 13 years and for the last seven years 8th Grade Language Arts and Advanced Language Arts.  I coach our award winning competition cheer team and work as an ACT/SAT tutor in the community.  I am married and have three grown children, one who recently made me a grandmother for the first time!  Those who know me well know that I am an avid Rolling Stones and Stevie Nicks fan as well as a cat lover.

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