Education: I have a Master's degree in Elementary Education, an Endorsement in Talented and Gifted Education, and a Certificate in Educational Leadership.

Years in Education: I have been a public school teacher for 10 years.

Family:  I have 3 wonderful children (one is my daughter-in-law) and a   fabulous 2 year old grandson who live in the area. In addition, I have a standard poodle who takes wonderful care  of me

Interests/Hobbies: For leisure activities I enjoy bicycling, hiking, boating, swimming, reading and cooking..

Collections: I am addicted to books, chocolate, and cute magnets.

Education: Bachelors of Science in Business, Masters of Education as a Reading Specialist, 75 hours towards a Ph.D. in Reading Education

Years in Education: This is my 5th year teaching in elementary schools. I’ve also taught as an adjunct professor in reading education.

Family: After 24 years apart, I recently married my college sweetheart, Gene. I am the proud stepmother to three wonderful kids. Jacob is 21 years old and a PFC in the Army.  He will be deployed to Iraq in October of this year.  Beautiful Rachel is an 18 year old freshman majoring in nursing at Midwestern State University.  Our youngest, Ben, is 7 years old and has joined us this year as a second grade Hedgcoxe Hurricane!

Interests/Hobbies: My passion is reading, especially children’s books. I also love cooking, traveling, and working with tools.

Interesting fact about me: While I’m a native Texan, I was raised in the Big Sky Country, Montana.

Collections: Children’s books (especially nonfiction, novels, and poetry), Starbucks, and penguins.

Education:  B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies Texas certified EC-4.  I taught in Private Schools for 8 years before returning to finish my degree at Texas Woman’s University.   I had the pleasure of doing my student teaching at Hedgcoxe and feel so privileged to be teaching with such a wonderful team and working daily with such a caring staff of people.  I am truly home.

Family:  I have been married to James Poole, a Principle Software Engineer with Raytheon Systems; for 21 years and we are the proud parents of two wonderful children and one fabulous daughter - in - law. 

Our son, Nicholas is United States Army (currently deployed to Iraq with the 82^nd Airborne) and is stationed with his wife Victorya at Ft. Bragg, NC.  Our daughter, Allyson is a college freshman studying nursing and spends free time with friends, shopping and babysitting.  We are also proud parents of two four legged “children”.  Barney is our Chihuahua mix and Buddy is our toy poodle. 

Interests:  When I am not teaching I enjoy traveling, reading, and various craft projects.  I especially enjoy spending time with my family.

Interesting Facts: Having two siblings in law enforcement would probably persuade me to work as a Crime Scene Investigator if I did not follow my first love of teaching. 

Collections: I love candles (but I don’t care for the floral scented ones).  I also collect gift cards to Wal- Mart, Target or any teacher store, to help me to stay organized as well as restaurant, and generic Visa or American Express cards to relax and unwind.  Being an Army Mom I also love any kind of patriotic collectibles.