All About the Teacher
I come from a very small town up north called Athens. After high school, I went to college at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, where I earned my bachelors in Broadfield Social Studies, with an emphasis in History. In 2004, I earned my masters degree in education from National Louis University. My want of becoming a teacher has always been there and I am lucky enough to teach a subject that I am very passionate about. Ancient civilizations is a category that really interests me, and my learning of these times in history never ends. I have been teaching 8th grade here at Elkhorn since the fall of 2001. What a great age to teach!
I have been blessed with a wonderful family. My husband works in Delavan and we have been married since 2000. This is an easy way for my husband to remember how long we have been married :) In 2004, we had our son Ashton, who is keeping us busy with running around for different sports. Our daughter Sienna was born in 2006, and she is dancing, dancing, dancing! Her feet are always moving. My son is now a Sophomore and daughter is a Freshman at Elkhorn High School.
My free time is spent enjoying the outdoors. We have some land up north by my family, and we spend many weekends there. No running water! Gotta love it! I also enjoy dancing, volleyball, bowling, and just being outside when it's warm. Since my elementary years, I have been involved in Jump Rope. I had the privilege of being a part of the Wizards, which was a traveling jump rope group through my school and we got to go to other schools and events to perform and emphasize the importance of exercise and "heart health". When I came to Elkhorn, I wanted to pass on that love of jump rope and so started a summer school class, known as Jump for Fun. I have been doing it ever since. It is great to see students learn new tricks and realize that with hard work, they accomplished something they thought they would never be able to do.
I have been blessed with a wonderful family. My husband works in Delavan and we have been married since 2000. This is an easy way for my husband to remember how long we have been married :) In 2004, we had our son Ashton, who is keeping us busy with running around for different sports. Our daughter Sienna was born in 2006, and she is dancing, dancing, dancing! Her feet are always moving. My son is now a Sophomore and daughter is a Freshman at Elkhorn High School.
My free time is spent enjoying the outdoors. We have some land up north by my family, and we spend many weekends there. No running water! Gotta love it! I also enjoy dancing, volleyball, bowling, and just being outside when it's warm. Since my elementary years, I have been involved in Jump Rope. I had the privilege of being a part of the Wizards, which was a traveling jump rope group through my school and we got to go to other schools and events to perform and emphasize the importance of exercise and "heart health". When I came to Elkhorn, I wanted to pass on that love of jump rope and so started a summer school class, known as Jump for Fun. I have been doing it ever since. It is great to see students learn new tricks and realize that with hard work, they accomplished something they thought they would never be able to do.