New teacher spotlight: Get to know the new faces of NCSS

NEWTON COUNTY – This 12 months, the Newton County Faculty System (NCSS) welcomed 176 new academics throughout the county. 

The Covington Information spoke with a number of new academics about their ardour for educating and what they most stay up for as contemporary faces in Newton County.

Katharine Web page, third grade, Newton County STEAM Academy 

New to the county, as each a trainer and a resident, Dr. Katharine Web page’s educating resume is in depth. Over the course of twenty-two years, Web page has served as a classroom trainer, a specials trainer, a neighborhood college tutorial coach, a district degree tutorial coach, assistant principal and a university professor.  

Her favourite position amidst her big range of expertise, nonetheless, is a classroom trainer. Extra particularly, Web page’s most satisfying facet of educating helps college students fall in love with studying.

“I used to be a kind of little women who grew up taking part in college at my home and at my baby-sitter’s home,” Web page mentioned. “I’ve all the time identified it was what I used to be placed on earth to do. I additionally had so many fantastic educators make such a constructive impression on my life all through my years at school which helped seal the deal that this was what my life’s work was to be.”

Web page earned her bachelor’s diploma in early childhood schooling from Mercer College, her grasp’s diploma in studying and literacy from Walden College and her doctorate diploma in trainer management from Walden College.

Having beforehand spent all of her educating profession in Gwinnett County, Web page and her husband – new empty-nesters – moved to Mansfield on their 80-acre piece of household land. In her free time, Web page enjoys studying, pictures and spending time together with her household.

Thus far, Web page has had an awesome begin to her educating profession within the NCSS and she or he seems to be ahead to turning into part of the Mansfield and Covington communities.

Roger Lamadrid, second grade, Flint Hill Elementary

A veteran trainer of 26 years, this 12 months marks Roger Lamadrid’s first in Newton County after 19 years within the Walton County Faculty System and 4 years in St. Louis suburban colleges. 

Lamadrid’s transfer to the county was prompted by a possibility for change in setting and challenges after educating gifted schooling for seven years.

Lamadrid earned his bachelor’s diploma in mass communication and journalism from Southern Illinois College at Edwardsville earlier than occurring to attend Brenau College and incomes his grasp’s diploma in elementary schooling.

After working within the journalism trade and masking schooling for a newspaper in suburban St. Louis, Lamadrid felt drawn to the classroom. Interviewing academics and seeing them of their factor known as on Lamadrid to modify gears and hunt down a profession in schooling

“There was a robust theme of rigor and excessive requirements that permeated the classroom. That theme jogged my memory of academics who impressed me with their ardour for youngsters and their information concerning the content material. I used to be moved by the easy however profound phrases of the French poet laureate Antoine de Saint-Exupery…..”if you wish to construct up a ship, don’t drum up the lads to collect wooden, divide the work, and provides orders.  As an alternative, train them to yearn for the huge and infinite sea,” Lamadrid mentioned.

Nearing his first month educating in a brand new county, Lamadrid’s expertise to this point has “exceeded his expectations.”

Kelli Lunn, fifth grade, Newton County STEAM Academy

Kelli Lunn, a Newton County native, has been educating for six years. Beforehand, Lunn spent three years educating within the county and two years at First Baptist Academy. Now, Lunn is again within the area with the identical ardour from earlier than.

Training runs in Lunn’s lineage. Her mom was a trainer and administrator in Newton County, which is the place Lunn drew inspiration to observe in her footsteps – and continues to hunt her steerage within the current day.

Certainly one of her favourite elements of educating are the “lightbulb” moments when college students be taught one thing new.

Lunn earned her bachelor’s diploma in early childhood schooling from the College of Georgia. Her hobbies embody studying and spending time together with her household.

As the college 12 months approaches its one month mark, Lunn’s adjustment again into educating has been aided by her college students and coworkers. When requested what she is most trying ahead to this college 12 months, Lunn strives for an excitable studying setting.

“Attending to know my new college household and pour[ing] into these children all I can earlier than they depart my room subsequent 12 months,” Lunn mentioned. “I need to make studying a lot enjoyable.”

Andrea Sorrow, second grade, Flint Hill Elementary

After educating in a number of different college districts, Andrea Sorrow is again house in Newton County for her twenty second 12 months of educating. Sorrow taught in Newton for 12 years earlier than educating in Gwinnett and Henry County for a complete of 9 years. 

Sorrow’s calling of being a trainer dawned on her in kindergarten, when she realized her love of educating. Because the daughter of educators, Sorrow wished to emulate the constructive impression her mother and father made on others together with her personal profession.

“I like constructing relationships with my college students and their households and watching youngsters be taught the foundations that may take them far in life,” Sorrow mentioned. “Seeing a scholar’s face after they have realized a phrase, idea or technique makes me overlook the arduous components of educating and get enthusiastic about what I do.” 

After acquiring her bachelor’s, Sorrow earned her grasp’s diploma in early childhood schooling from Piedmont School. Exterior of working, she enjoys going to Disney together with her household, watching sporting occasions and spending time with household and pals.  

Transferring again to Newton County fulfills Sorrow and her household’s want to be nearer to prolonged household. She considers her prayers to be answered for each her and her husband to seek out “excellent” jobs within the place they strived to be. 

Sorrow seems to be ahead to her first 12 months again within the county the place she began and is worked up to look at her class develop academically and personally.

It is a recurring highlight collection. The Covington Information will function extra new academics on our subsequent month-to-month schooling web page in our Sept. 16- 17 weekend version.