Interviewed by Robert Begalka

What is your favorite classroom activity you use to teach? STEM

Where did you graduate from college?
South Dakota State University in Early Childhood Education

Where are you from? Springfield, South Dakota

How many years have they taught here? 6 years

How big is your family? I have 2 sisters and 2 brothers. I currently live with my husband, daughter and 3 sons.

Where do you live? In Clear Lake

Favorite Band/artist? Alan Jackson

What is your favorite school activity to watch? Drumline

What is your favorite movie? Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

What was your first car? Pontiac 6000

What was your favorite subject in school growing up? Math

Favorite Food? Tacos

Favorite Board Game? Mad Gab

Interviewed by Aidan Baer

What is your favorite classroom activity?
My favorite classroom activity with my students is incorporating any game I can to make the lesson more engaging. 

Where and when did you graduate from college?
I graduated from Mount Marty College in Watertown in December 2016.

What is your degree? Include any majors/minors.
I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.

What is your hometown?
My hometown is Watertown, South Dakota.

How many years have you taught?
This is my 6th year teaching.

What is your position in Deuel School?
I teach 3rd grade.

Do you do any extracurricular activities?
In the spring I participate in Whiffleball, and in the summer I participate in softball.

How able are you to adjust to children’s strengths and weaknesses?
I feel that I am a flexible thinker, so I plan accordingly when dealing with each student and think about what I can do to help students be successful in the classroom. 

If you had a superpower, what would it be? 
My superpower would be to talk to people in heaven. 

What is your favorite meal from the cafeteria?
My favorite meal from the cafeteria is pizza.

What are some superstitions or traditions do you have for the First Day of School?
On the first day of school, I always take a picture with my kids and dog. As for at the school, I just kind of go with the flow, and whatever I decide needs to be done that day, is what we do.

How do you think your students will remember you?
I hope students remember me by my encouragement and sometimes sarcasm that I throw at them. I know students will remember me by my competitiveness, being a 49ers fan, and a Duke Blue Devils fan because they are always stopping in when my teams lose. 

What is your favorite color?
My favorite color is green.

What originally made you want to be a teacher?
In my senior year of high school, I took a student teaching class and went into a 6th-grade classroom and loved it! The students and the teacher were awesome and it made me decide that a teacher is what I want to be when I grow up.

What do you remember most about your first job?
My first job was waitressing and I remember how the people were. Some days people would walk in so crabby, and then you would meet the nicest people ever.