1. My Life

2. My Birth I was born on March 23rd. I was born in Wisconsin.
It was a very cold and snowy night.

3. My Childhood Years I took tap dancing lessons for about two years.
I was a Brownie and a Girl Scout.
I enjoyed collecting stamps.

4. My Junior High Years
I attended two junior high schools. They were in Milwaukee and Chicago.
I was a violinist in the orchestra.
I won the Language Arts Award as an eighth grader.

5. My High School Years
I attended two high schools. They were in Chicago and Detroit.
I continued to play the violin in the orchestra.
I won a four year academic scholarship to Western Michigan University.

6. My College Years I attended Western Michigan University.
I have three majors: Mathematics, English, and Education.
I was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Kappa Delta Pi. .

7. My Teaching Years I have been teaching for thirty-one years.
I have taught first, second, and third grades plus a special reading class.
I have taught at four different schools.

8. My Academic Beliefs If you believe, you will achieve.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.*
Writing is simply talking with a pencil.
*Sir Richard Steele

9. My Personal Beliefs Honesty Organization Neatness Manners
Honesty is the best policy.
Organization is the foundation of success.
Neatness counts.
Manners matter.
Organization
Neatness
Manners