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     I have worked  in this wonderful school since 2008, and I have been fortunate to teach fifth, fourth, second, and third grades.
  
      I am a native Texan from Panhandle, which is a small town near Amarillo.  After completing high school, I joined the Marine Corps and served for 2 and one-half years.  After my husband was discharged from 
  the Navy we returned to Amarillo, where he began working for Federal Aviation Administration.  As a part of my husband’s career we moved several times:  Amarillo, El Paso, Silver City, N.M., and Russellville, Arkansas.  We have two adult children, Beth Hampton and Robert Junior, and five grandchildren.
  
  While in Arkansas, I received my Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with additional certifications to teach sixth to eighth grade science and social studies from Arkansas Tech University.  I began working for the university and completed a Master’s in Elementary Education.  I began working at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in North Little Rock.  This involved a seventy-mile, one-way commute, from Russellville.   I taught third grade from 2000-2007.  While I was working IHMS, I obtained a Certification for School Administration from the University of Dallas.  During the 2007-2008 school year, I was the principal of St. John’s Catholic School in Russellville.  I enjoyed being the principal, but I missed the classroom. 
  
  Meanwhile, our son was discharged from the Navy and moved to Irving.
  I went to the National Catholic Educators Administration site and saw
  an opening for a teacher at Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Denton. I applied and was contacted by Mrs. Schad.  I was fortunate to be hired by her and I am extremely happy to be here.