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Celebrating Educators
SCHOOL: Riverview High School
SUBJECT: School Counselor BACKGROUND: I received my Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Central Florida in Organizational Communi- cations. I received my Master’s Degree in School Counseling from Nova Southeastern Uni- versity.
COMMENTS: I have been a Counselor for 6 years with the Hillsborough County School District.
ADRIENNE SMITH
YEARS TEACHING: 10 SCHOOL: Marshall Middle School
SUBJECT: ESE Reading/Language Arts BACKGROUND: Proud graduate of “The Great” Bethune-Cookman University.
“There I’ve earned my Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Exceptional Student Educa- tion with ESOL endorsement.” COMMENTS: “I am a prod- uct of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Because of my inner city background, I pride myself with being able to re- late to my students. ESE has always been my heart. I strongly believe that EVERY student has the capacity to learn. We may learn at differ- ent speeds and through differ- ent techniques, but we still LEARN.”
JADE L. SMITH YEARS TEACHING: 4
SCHOOL: Sheehy Elemen- tary
SUBJECT: Speech & Lan- guage Pathologist BACKGROUND: “As a grad- uate of the University of South Florida. I have served Hills- borough County Schools in the area of Speech & Language for 4 amazing years. I welcome the challenge of Title I Schools within our district, and I was more than proud to be wel- comed in as a “Royal Lion,” this 2018-2019 school year! My students are every reason why I love what I do.
KATIE McCABE YEARS TEACHING: 7
SCHOOL: Bay Crest Elemen- tary
SUBJECT: 4th grade ELA BACKGROUND: “After graduating from the Univer- sity of Florida with my Mas- ter’s in Education, I taught 3rd grade for 5 years and 4th grade for two. Departmentalizing and focusing all my energy on reading and writing in both 3rd and 4th grade has been so much fun!”
SONJA HARVEY McCOY
YEARS TEACHING: 35 SCHOOL: George S. Middle- ton High School
SUBJECT: English BACKGROUND: Hampton University B. A.; New York University M. A.
TONYA L. MACK
YEARS TEACHING: 28 SCHOOL: B. C. Graham Ele- mentary
SUBJECT: Presently – Fourth Grade Math & Science BACKGROUND: “I’m a proud product of Hillsborough County Schools. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Tampa; I earned my Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida; and my Master’s of Education from Saint Leo Uni- versity.
COMMENTS: Over the course of my teaching career, I have dedicated myself to being prepared for my students and optimizing my time in the classroom. I motivate my stu- dents in a “No-nonsense” pos- itive, hands-on manner. My
expectations of my students are high, but attainable and my pride of their accomplish- ments is very visible. I instill in my students to work hard and to give their best on every- thing.
YVETTE MILLER ED. S.
YEARS TEACHING: 14 SCHOOL: Woodbridge Ele- mentary
SUBJECT: English Language Arts
BACKGROUND: Nova Southeastern University, Edu- cational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership; Nova Southeastern University Mas- ter in Pre-K-Primary Spring- field College B. S. Degree in Human Services; Endorse- ments: Reading Endorsement English for Speakers of Other Languages
COMMENTS: “Being an Ed- ucator is one of the joys of my life. I view each day as an op- portunity to touch the lives of the students I come across and impact future generations.
JOYCELYN MOORE
YEARS TEACHING: 7 SCHOOL: Brandon EPIC3 SUBJECT: Middle Grades Science
BACKGROUND: B. S. De- gree in Health Science, Uni- versity of Florida, 2000; M. S. Degree in Health and Human Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, 2007.
NIA NEES
YEARS TEACHING: 14 SCHOOL: Foster Elementary SUBJECT: All Subjects BACKGROUND: Bachelor’s in Child Development from Florida State University, Bach- elor’s in Education from Florida A&M
RAVELLE NUNES YEARS TEACHING: 6
SCHOOL: Mintz Elementary SUBJECT: Language Arts and Math
BACKGROUND: Bachelor’s in ESE from University of South Florida
MICHAEL OLIVER, JR.
YEARS TEACHING: 19 SCHOOL: Randall Middle School
SUBJECT: Administration BACKGROUND: Blooming- dale High School 1994. Uni- versity of Florida 1994-1999, Bachelor’s of Science, Human Resource Development. Florida Metropolitan Univer- sity 1999-2001, Master’s of Business Administration; Na- tional Louis University, Mas- ter’s of Educational Leadership.
COMMENTS: 12 years teaching, 2 years as drop-out prevention specialist, 5 years as Assistant Principal.
SONYA REID
YEARS TEACHING: 5 SCHOOL: Simmons Career Center
SUBJECT: Program Advisor BACKGROUND: “I began my career with Hillsborough County School District at Sligh Middle School as part of their clerical staff for two years. I transferred to Personnel Serv- ices as Department Represen- tative for thirteen years and my responsibilities included providing customer service to employees related to employee data and records.
“As a Program Advisor for the last five years my respon- sibilities have included moni- toring attendance, testing,
college and career prepara- tion.
“My dedication to Hills- borough County School Dis- trict and passion to serve students will continually be my focus.”
ELMER BOOTH RHONE
YEARS TEACHING: 33 SCHOOL: Middleton High School
SUBJECT: School Guidance and Counseling BACKGROUND: Bachelor of Arts: University of Florida, Master of Education: Univer- sity of Florida, Specialist in Education: University of Florida
COMMENTS: “I am always happy to work with families. It gives me great joy when stu- dents not only visualize their dreams, but begin to express their plans for success in the future. Parents and educators have a tough job moving stu- dents to the next level. How- ever, the job is not impossible, if we believe we can accom- plish our goals.”
ALLEN RUDD, JR.
YEARS TEACHING: 11 SCHOOL: Jackson Elemen- tary
SUBJECT: Physical Educa- tion
BACKGROUND: I gradu- ated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching with Major in Physical Education, a Double Minor in Health Education and Wellness
COMMENTS: It is an Honor to be nominated and cele- brated along with other educa- tors.
CARLISIA SHEPHERD YEARS TEACHING: 6
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