MEET MS. NEW, GLENN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL'S LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST

EDUCATION

• BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY, AUGUSTA COLLEGE), 1992
• MIDDLE GRADES (4-8) CERTIFICATION IN LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY (FORMERLY, AUGUSTA COLLEGE), 1993
• MASTER OF EDUCATION IN LIBRARY SCIENCE, CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE, 2008

CERTIFICATION

FULLY CERTIFIED, HIGHLY QUALIFIED WITH GEORGIA CERTIFICATES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

• MIDDLE GRADES TEACHER (4-8) IN LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES
• LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST (P-12)

RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOLS

• MURPHEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, 1993-2002, TEACHER
• BUNGALOW ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 2002-2003, TEACHER
• TERRACE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 2003-2006, TEACHER
• SEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL, 2006-2008, TEACHER
• ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL, 2008-2011, MEDIA SPECIALIST
• WILLIS FOREMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 2011-2023, MEDIA SPECIALIST
• GLENN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, 2023-PRESENT, MEDIA SPECIALIST

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

• I AM AN ARCTOPHILE, A PERSON WHO COLLECTS TEDDY BEARS.
• I ENJOY SHOPPING AND TRAVELING.
• I AM A LOVER OF ALL ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY DOGS.

FAVORITE QUOTE

"PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT ANIMALS TEND TO CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.  THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ANIMALS TO THE EXCLUSION OF PEOPLE. CARING IS NOT A FINITE RESOURCE AND, EVEN MORE THAN THAT, IT'S LIKE A MUSCLE: THE MORE YOU EXERCISE IT, THE STRONGER IT GETS." ~JONATHAN FOER