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Loran Anderson
Anderson, Loran
8th Grade Literacy Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University and Trevecca Nazarene University
Started working with children in: 2012
Favorite thing about my job: Sharing time and space with students in the middle of where they're going
3 things I love: reading, listening to vinyl records, and being with family
Favorite quote: "Find out who you are and do it on purpose".- Dolly Parton
Sarah Jane Benton
Benton, Sarah Jane
8th Grade Math Teacher
Born in: Gainesville, FL
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with my students
3 things I love: Cooking/Baking, Tattoos, Traveling
Favorite quote: "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
Megan Birt
Birt, Megan
8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Shannon Britt
Britt, Shannon
7th & 8th Grade Math Teacher
I earned my B.S. in Education from Austin Peay State University. I began teaching at Dickson Middle School in 2010. My goal is to help every student improve his or her conceptual understanding of the math we are learning. I want each to enter high school with confidence in their knowledge and ability to be successful.
Zane Cullom
Cullom, Zane
8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Betsy Flynt
Flynt, Betsy
8th Grade Math Teacher
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
Larry Proffitt
Proffitt, Larry
8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Born in: Newport, TN
College attended: Mt. Olive College/University of Mt. Olive, Walters State Community, Tusculum University
Started teaching in: 2005
Favorite thing about my job: Opening minds
3 things I love: golf, football, camping
Favorite quote: “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”
Alisia Richardson
Richardson, Alisia
8th Grade Literacy Teacher
Born in: Columbia, Tennessee
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Helping young men and women gain confidence in their writing
3 things I love: Iced lattes, any book by Cassandra Claire, and making children feel loved and appreciated.
Favorite quote: "It is only when you take responsibility for your life and actions do you discover how powerful you truly are."
Luke Schindler
Schindler, Luke
8th Grade Science Teacher
Born in: Parkersburg, WV
College attended: Marietta College and Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2021
Favorite thing about my job: Creating future scientists!
3 things I love: My family, my dogs, and Paintball!
Favorite quote: Don't compare yourself to other people. Compare yourself to who you were yesterday.
Alex Wickerham
Wickerham, Alex
8th Grade Science Teacher
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