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Terra Bragg
Bragg, Terra
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Born in: Nashville, Michigan
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to teach the kids to love history
3 things I love: Sailor Moon, cats, baking
Favorite quote: Believe in yourself and nothing can stop you.
Clifton Cathey
Cathey, Clifton
7th Grade Science Teacher
Born in: Wayne, MI
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: The looks on students faces when it "clicks" and they grasp a concept
3 things I love: Vacationing, Sports, Family
Griffith, Ryan
7th Grade Math Teacher
Rexanna Hartley
Hartley, Rexanna
7th Grade Literacy Teacher
Born in: Annapolis, MD
College attended: Glenville State College, Western Governors University, Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in 1996
Favorite thing about my job: my students, “light bulb moments” and my Dragon work family
3 things I love:  God, family and friends
Favorite quote:  “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” - Aristotle
Jennifer Hohl
Hohl, Jennifer
7th & 8th Grade Math Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2004
Favorite thing about my job: Watching students grow in the classroom!
3 things I love: My kids, traveling, and my pets
Patrick Layton
Layton, Patrick
7th Grade Math Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Free Will Baptist Bible College
Started teaching in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: Investing in the lives and knowledge of students
3 things I love: Comics, Coffee, Music
Mandy Payne
Payne, Mandy
7th Grade Literacy Teacher
Born in: Glasgow, KY
Colleges attended: Queens University of Charlotte, Western Carolina University
Started teaching: 2012
Favorite thing about my job: Building lasting relationships with students and helping them grow academically and personally
3 things I love: my family, reading, thrift store shopping
Favorite quote: “Don’t look back, you’re not going that way!”
Mrs. Larissa Romine
Romine, Mrs. Larissa
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Born in: West Palm Beach, Florida
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2018
Favorite thing about my job: Having great conversations with my students & peers
3 things I love: History, Coffee, Pinball
Favorite quote: "We learn about our past, to better understand our future." - L. Romine
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