One of My Former Students- Jameeka

I taught Jameeka Bland 8th grade Language Arts and Drama. She was in the gifted class. Jameeka is at  Mississippi State University where she is majoring in Apparel, Textile, with a concentration of Merchandising, and minoring in Marketing. I am so proud of her. I have high hopes for her future. She will graduate in December 2012.

Memorial Weekend

It was a fun time "Up River" with Bob & Courtney, Mara & Anthony, and Matt & me. 

MCHS Graduation - Goodbye to Colleagues

 Graduation was my last duty for Madison Central High School. It was great seeing my colleagues one more time as a teacher for MCHS. I will always appreciate the faculty there and cherish the memories of them. Each of them has taught me something about education. I will be a better teacher because of my time and experiences with them. We had an expectation of excellence that I will bring with me to my next school. Thank you MCHS! There is Jaguar Pride in the Jungle. 

My lifesavers - Gwen West & Bubba Walker  (Louise House not pictured)

The Room 199 Team 

Assistant Principal - William White 

Amy Bennett & Tam Cooper - Great friends and hallway neighbors!

Denise Davis taught one block in 199.  She is the sweetest! Phi Mu Sisters.

Special Education Teachers

Soccer Coach Hinds - The Physical Education teacher for my students. 

Great Principals!! Principal Edith Mitchell has a quality team. 

Mindi Cook and I have taught together at two schools. (center)

Addison Rumbley graduated today. She is the daughter of Michelle Poag Rumbley from Macon, MS. It was great to watch a hometown girl's daughter graduate and to see that she is just as sweet as her mama. Congrats to Addison!

Jett- Congrats to Jeremy & Christine

Jeremy sent out this text after a long day waiting for his son to arrive,

"Welcome our baby boy into the world, Jett Jeremiah Perks, 7 lbs 8 oz!"

My first time to hold Jett!

Jett was born May 23rd,  2012. He was a healthy 7 lb. and 8 oz. and twenty inches long. 

Memphis Trip

We had a great trip last weekend. We took our neighbors Cliff and Melissa to Matt's old stomping ground, Southaven and Memphis. We had a blast. Brian (Fester) McLaughlin invited us up for "Festivus" as he calls it. We arrived at Fester's Friday night and he grilled out for us. We had grilled chicken wings, and other goodies. Then Matt and I went to his Mom's and stayed with her. Cliff and Melissa stayed with Fes. The next morning we visited Graceland and had lunch there at the car museum. Elvis must have liked salty meatloaf is all I can say about that. Graceland is such a special place to Matt and I. Matt's mom gave us tickets so we could tour and remember our wedding there. After lunch we went back to Southaven to hang out with Fester and Matt's Mom. It was fun to hang out in her back yard. After that we met my nephew Richard, Katie, and my great niece Kirksey at the Peobody to watch the ducks. It was great seeing them and seeing how much Kirksey has grown. The whole group went to the Rendezvous for BBQ ribs! So great! Dr. Richard Heard was on call so they left and the rest of us went to Beale Street to hear some Blues. Boy did we....The Patrick Dodd Trio was playing at Mr. Handy's Blues Hall.....Fantastic & Fun! The next day Matt and I went to lunch with Marianne (MIL) and guess what we had? BBQ! Why not we were in Memphis! I loved it and it was delicious. We went to the Memphis BBQ Co. and they were proud that they had just won every competition at Memphis in May BBQ Fest. Thanks to Brian and my Mom-In-Law we had a great time.