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About Me... |
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husband, Jeffrey, and I have 3 children, Joshua, Preston,
and Presley. We live in Watertown, SD
My extended family consists of 1 brother, Doug, and 2 sisters, Joleen and Melissa. Doug and his son Kiesen, live in Watertown. Melissa is an RN in Fergus Falls, MN. Joleen is married to Troy and they have 2 children, Christina and Riley. My parents, Clifford and Lorraine, live and farm in Ellendale, ND. |
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Hobbies |
| Besides teaching, I have many interests. I like to sew. This I have been doing since I was in 3rd grade. I also like to read, draw, decorate cakes, walk, swim, attend almost any sporting activity, sing, and play piano. I do give piano lessons in my "spare" time and sing in the church choir. |
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Education |
| I began college at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and transferred to Northern State University for my sophomore year. I graduated from Northern in 1985. I have attended a two-week NASA teacher workshop in Huntsville, AL. |
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Career |
| My first
teaching position was Chapter I Reading for the Hoven Public
Schools. The next year I remained in Hoven, SD, but went to
teach the 4th grade at the private school. I remained at the private
school for 2 more years, but teaching first grade and all of the
elementary music classes.
After 4 years in Hoven, SD, I moved to Corsia, SD for one year. There I taught K-12 vocal music and 3-6 Chapter I Math classes. The following year I moved to Herried, SD where I taught 4th grade and coached the dance team anc cross country team for 4 years. It was during this time that I attended the NASA teachers workshop. From Herried, SD, I moved to Decatur, AL. There I worked with autistic children with the Ivaar Lovas Behavior Modification program. After two years in AL, I moved back to SD. We moved to Watertown where I finished the spring of the year substitue teaching. The next year I commuted to Revillo, SD to teach K-12 vocal music and assisted in the resource room for one year. The following year I joined the Watertown School District, where I am currently teaching. The first 3 years I taught the elementary music classes at the Roosevelt and Garfield elementary schools. Since then I have been teaching at Roosevelt and Jefferson elementary schools and have added students at Garfield. I have had many wonderful teaching experiences and treasure each and everyone of them. I have met such wonderful people and educators. It is the culmination of all of these experiences and people that I have been able to develop my skills and become a successful educator. I would like to thank all of the people who have helped me on my way. Thanks!!
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