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I am in my seventh year of teaching,
and my fourth year as the head director of the Ted Polk Middle School
Orchestra. Before this, I was the assistant director at Newman Smith
High School for two years. After I graduated from college, my
first teaching job was in South Oak Cliff, where I taught elementary
school BAND to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. Needless to say, I decided that teaching orchestra was
WAY more fun. I really enjoy teaching orchestra because of the kids.
Orchestra kids are the best!!! I would never teach any other
subject. I was born in Buffalo, NY, grew up in
Arlington, TX, and graduated from
Northwestern State University in Natchitoches,
Louisiana. Mrs. Gibson and I went to college together, and were in
the same music fraternity for women (Sigma
Alpha Iota). I participated in orchestra,
choir, and marching band (I played the cymbals!!) in college, and I was
also on the rowing team.
I started playing the violin in the 5th grade. I always really
wanted to play the cello, so I started playing cello in college.
I have two awesome dogs (Herbie
and Miles) and an awesome husband named Brian. We got engaged on
October 30th and we got married on June 26, 2005!!! I am very
excited to be married to such a wonderful guy! We had a
baby girl on November 29th named Claire Marie, and she is the cutest baby
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