Ashley Barnhill
Title One Assistant
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Tennessee College of Applied Technology and Nashville State Started working with children in: 2015 Favorite thing about my job: Showing children that they are loved and important and working with an amazing group of educators 3 things I love: Photography, Vacationing, Learning new things Favorite quote: "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
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Vicky Booker
Bookkeeper
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Tennessee Technology at Dickson, TCAT Started working with children in: 1999 Favorite thing about my job: The kids and my coworkers 3 things I love: Crafting, coffee and watching football Favorite quote: Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain.
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Bailey Brumit
Title One Assistant
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Nashville State Community College Started working with children in: 2021 Favorite things about my job: Making the children smile 3 things I love: Spending time with family and friends, hunting, and fishing Favorite quote: "The days are long, but the years are short." - Unknown
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Maria Buttrey
Cafeteria Manager
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: WSU Started working with children in: 1997 Favorite thing about my job: The kids and my staff 3 things I love: making shirts, cups, and all kinds of crafting and being with my grand babies Favorite quote: Remember your mood sets the moods of those around you.
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Sarah Carter
Second Grade Teacher
Born in: South Bend, Indiana College attended: Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 2010 Favorite thing about my job: Learning...teaching offers lots of opportunities for learning, too! 3 things I love: cats, gardening, writing Favorite quote: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
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Cheri Clyde
Title One Interventionist
Born in: Indiana College attended: Spring Arbor University Started teaching in: 1988 Favorite thing about my job: Helping students feel that they are capable and focusing on their success 3 things I love: My Faith, My family, and My pets, Lacy, Miss Jenny, and Twist Favorite quote: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding but acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will direct your path. Proverbs 3:5-6
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Jennifer Coates
School Nurse
Born in: Columbia, TN College attended: Austin Peay State University, Columbia State Community College Started working with children in: 2008 Favorite thing about my job: Interacting with kids on a daily basis because there is never a dull moment in the school setting 3 things I love: my children, reading, and coffee Favorite quote: "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
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Suzanne Collins
Fourth Grade Teacher
Born in: Nashville, Tennessee College attended: Middle Tennessee State University, Arkansas State Started teaching in: 1996 Favorite thing about my job: Making a difference in the lives of my students and getting to see the "aha" moments 3 things I love: Reading, Traveling, Watching my son play football Favorite quote: "They may forget what you said but they will not forget how you made them feel." - Carl Buechner
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Gala Cook
Guidance Counselor
Born in: Memphis, TN College attended: Delta State University, Delta State University Started working with children in: 2001 Favorite thing about my job: Learning from my students everyday and seeing them happy when they realize they can achieve more than they thought they could 3 things I love: My husband Timothy, my border collie Remington, and the students, faculty, and administration at SCES!! Favorite quote: "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
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Travis Cothron
Fourth Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher
Born in: Gallatin, Tennessee College attended: Middle Tennessee State University Started teaching in: 2007 Favorite thing about my job: The kids 3 things I love: Reading, golf, and going for a ride
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Alison Curtis
Title One Interventionist
Born in: Waverly, TN College attended: Austin Peay State University Started working with children in: 2016 Favorite thing about my job: Helping students feel confident with reading 3 things I love: My pets, my family, and studying animals Favorite quote: "To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Winston Churchill
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Gabrielle Drew
Title One Assistant/Daycare Site Director
Born in: Norwalk, Connecticut College attended: Liberty University Started working with students in: 2019 Favorite thing about my job: Seeing students learn new concepts and becoming confident in their learning abilities! 3 things I love: Coffee, Cats and Animal Crossing Favorite quote: "You miss 100 of the shots you don't take". - Wayne Gretzky, Michael Scott
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Monica Earhart
Speech and Language Therapist
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: MTSU Started teaching in: 1987 Favorite thing about my job: Working with the students and watching them progress 3 things I love: Family Time, Reading, Crafting Favorite quote: You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and loved more than you know.
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Leslie Easley
Third Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher
Born in: College attended: Evangel Christian College, Trevecca Nazarene College Started teaching in: 1988 Favorite thing about my job: Helping students learn to value our history 3 things I love: Camping, Dark Chocolate, Reading Favorite quote: "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" - Clarence from It's a Wonderful Life
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Michaela Easley
First Grade Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Welch College Started teaching in: 2021 Favorite thing about my job: Helping children grow and learn in the way that is appropriate for them 3 things I love: Family, Reading, and Camping Favorite quote: "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Rebecca Felts
Special Education Assistant
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: NSCC Started working with children in: 2017 Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the growth in my students both inside and outside of the classroom 3 things I love: Spending time with my children, being at the ballfield, relaxing at the end of the night with a good book. Favorite quote: "We Accept the Love We Think We Deserve" - Stephen Chbosky
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Kelsey Geisler
Fourth Grade ELA Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN College attended: Lipscomb University Started teaching in: 2013 Favorite thing about my job: Pushing students to reach their full potential 3 things I love: Reading, Photography, Traveling Favorite quote: "To travel is to live." - Hans Christian Anderson
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Desiree Gerron
PE Teacher
Born in: Tuscon, AZ College attended: Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 2018 Favorite thing about my job: Watching kids have fun being physically active 3 things I love: Sports, Tacos, Dr. Pepper Favorite quote: "Life is like a disco. No matter how the music changes, you just keep dancing." - Joy Ojieyan
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April Gossett
Title One Interventionist
Born in: Nashville, TN College attended: University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Trevecca Nazarene University Started teaching in: 2015 Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with my students 3 things I love: Animals, outdoors, and movies Favorite quote: "Be who you needed when you were younger." - author unknown
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Renea Horner
Kindergarten Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Columbia State Community College and Austin Peay State University Started working with children in: 2002 Favorite thing about my job: The people I work with are like family and feel like if I truly needed them they would be there for me 3 things I love: my family, hiking, and Dr. Pepper Zero Favorite quote: "Enjoy the little things in life...for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things."
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Allison Kruse
Instructional Coach
Born in: Charlotte, N.C. College attended: Lipscomb University, Austin Peay University Started teaching in: 1990 Favorite thing about my job: Showing people how powerful they are 3 things I love: Watching my boys play sports, spa time, and traveling Favorite quote: "There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein
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Kayla McCormick
Special Education Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin Started teaching in: 2014 Favorite thing about my job: Inspiring children to do their best and be their best 3 things I love: My family, my friends, my job.
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Doreen Merickle
Fifth Grade ELA/Social Studies Teacher
Born in: Fontana, CA College attended: Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 2015 Favorite thing about my job: Helping students realize their potential 3 things I love: My family, reading, cooking Favorite quote: “In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.” - Charlie Brown
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Deborah Milam
Special Education Assistant
Born in: Erin, TN Started working with children in: 1988 Favorite thing about my job: The kids 3 things I love: My family, My home, and My bed Favorite quote: Bible Verse - II Corinthians 4: 8-9
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Brooklyn Miller
Kindergarten Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 2019 Favorite thing about my job: Being a home away from home for my students and providing them with a safe space to learn and be themselves 3 things I love: My fur babies and family, coffee shops, and a good book Favorite quote: “It always feels impossible until it is done.” - Nelson Mandela
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Dorothy Monteiro
Special Education Teacher
Born in: Rabun County, GA College attended: Austin Peay, Walden University Started teaching in: 2016 Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the smiles on my student's faces 3 things I love: family, taking care of my cat, and reading Favorite quote: There's a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of everyday." - Walt Disney
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Sarah Nason
Second Grade Teacher
Born in: Santa Ana, CA Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 2021 Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the shining faces of my students everyday 3 things I love: Documentaries, Singing, My family and dog Favorite quote: "A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary." - Thomas Carruthers
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Whitney Newsom
Special Education Teacher
Born in: Oak Harbor, WA Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 2003 Favorite thing about my job: Having a positive impact on a student's day 3 things I love: My Family, Dr Pepper, Napping Favorite quote: “We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." - Arthur O'Shaughnessy
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Jason Olson
PE Teacher
Born in: Karlstad, Minnesota College attended: Minnesota State University Moorhead Started teaching in: 2011 Favorite thing about my job: Watching students succeed at learning a new skill 3 things I love: Fishing, University of Minnesota sports, Golf
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Lorrie Parker
Kindergarten Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Middle Tennessee State University Started teaching in: 2012 Favorite thing about my job: My students 3 things I love: spending time with family and friends, the beach, and food
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Anna Patterson
Second Grade Math Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Nashville State Community College and Western Governor's University Started teaching in: 2021 Favorite thing about my job: Making an impact on my students' lives forever 3 things I love: my family, farming, the lake
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Jamie Patterson
SRO
Born in: College attended: Law Enforcement Academy Starting working with students in: 2019 Favorite thing about my job: The DARE program 3 things I love: these students, my family
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Tracy Robinson
First Grade Teacher
Born in: Jackson, TN College attended: University of TN at Martin and APSU Started teaching in: 2014 Favorite thing about my job: Having the ability to cultivate a desire to learn math in my students and encouraging them to fulfill their potential 3 things I love: God, My Friends and Family, and My Students Favorite Quote: "Education is the wings on which dreams fly." - Unknown
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Amanda Roche
Principal
Born in: Nashville, TN College attended: David Lipscomb University; Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 1988 Favorite thing about my job: Working and collaborating with staff to support students 3 things I love: my family, my friends, my cats Favorite quote: "Life is like a camera. Just Focus on what’s important. Capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t work out…just take another shot."
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Karen Roe
Special Education Assistant
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: MTSU and Austin Peay Started working with children in: 2012 Favorite thing about my job: Making connections and seeing my students actively learning 3 things I love: Vanilla Iced Coffees, Reading, and Watching sports Favorite quote: "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength."
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Alesia Rollins
Music Teacher
Born in: Vermont College attended: Lamar University Started teaching in: 2002 My favorite thing about my job: Watching my students light up when they hear a new song they love 3 things I love: Listening to music
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Beth Smiley
Librarian
Born in: Waverly, TN College attended: MTSU Started teaching in: 1998 Favorite thing about my job: Helping kids learn that reading is FUN! 3 things I love: Reading, traveling, and cooking
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Barbara Stinson
School Secretary/DBA
Born in: Chicago, IL Started working with students in: 2018 Favorite thing about my job: Seeing all my little friends excited to learn 3 things I love: Spending time with my family, Sewing, and Reading Favorite quote: "You are Braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." - A. A. Milne
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Amber Wallace
Art Teacher
Born in: Clarksville, TN College attended: Austin Peay State University Started teaching in: 2018 Favorite thing about my job: Introducing children to all of the magic there is to be found in art. 3 things I love: Spending time with my daughter, Posey, and our menagerie of pets; cooking; making art Favorite quote: "Today you are You! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" - Dr. Suess
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Serena Warren
Third Grade ELA Teacher
Born in: Waverly, TN College attended: University of North Alabama and UT Martin Started teaching in: 2003 Favorite thing about my job: Watching the kids learn and having fun teaching them 3 things I love: video games, crafting, and loaded teas
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Stephanie Warren
First Grade Teacher
Born in: Nashville, TN College attended: Tennessee State University Started teaching in: 2006 Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the students grow 3 things I love: Snickers, family, gray
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Beverly Widener
ESL Teacher
Born in: Los Angeles, California Colleges Attended: Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University, Trevecca Nazarene University Started teaching in: 1998 Favorite thing about my job: Seeing children's faces light up when they learn something new 3 things I love: my family, animals, and teaching Favorite quote: "I am only one, but I am one. I can not do everything, but I can do something. I will not let what I can not do interfere with what I can do." - Edward Everett Hale
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Thomas Widener
Special Education Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Nashville State Community College, Austin Peay State University, Trevecca Nazarene University Started Teaching in: 2010 Favorite thing about my job: Working to help students 3 things I love: My Wife, Fishing, Hunting Favorite quote: Everyone smiles in the same language.
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Vicky Williams
Computer Lab Teacher
Born in: Dickson, TN Started working with children in: 1996 Favorite thing about my job: Getting to know all the students and teaching computer skills 3 things I love: my grandkids, my yorkie, Harley, and reading Favorite quote: "If you cant say something nice don't say nothing at all."- Thumper from Bambi
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Mary Wills
Assistant Principal
Born in: Dickson, TN College attended: Austin Peay State University, Arkansas State University Started teaching in: 1998 Favorite thing about my job: Getting to know and work with students 3 things I love: Family, Nature, Movies
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Jennifer Wright
First Grade Teacher
Born in: Weatherford, TX College attended: Tennessee Tech University Started teaching in: 2002 Favorite thing about my job: Laughing with students and reading stories 3 things I love: Spending time outdoors, hanging out with my family and kitties, and traveling Favorite quote: "Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference." - Jean Goodall
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Sandra Yuenger
Special Education Assistant
Born in: Toledo, Ohio Started working with students in: 1987 Favorite thing about my job: When I see the lightbulb turn on in a student's face 3 things I love: My students, the beach, and cooking/baking Favorite quote: "One day at a time; one foot in front of the other..."
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