Komachin Middle School welcomed me in 2016.  I'll be enjoying 6th graders in my ELA classes this year.  I grew up in La Grande, Oregon although moved to Vancouver, Washington where I graduated from Fort Vancouver High School (go Trappers!). I then returned to La Grande and earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Oregon University majoring in Elementary Education witha bilingual specialization. Life then took me to Kentucky where I started my teaching at calloway County Middle School and I also completed my Masters (Middle School Language Arts) at Murray State University. I returned home to be closer to family when my niece was born and now here we are so many years later!  In my spare time I enjoy reading, baking, walking my dogs, and supporting my boys in their many endeavors.