It is an honor and a blessing to be a part of the Albertville City School System.  I am so proud of what our system provides for our students academically, socially, and creatively to prepare them for their futures.  It is a great group of people to be associated with.  I am thankful.

Saturday night I was awarded the "Educator of the Year" for Albertville City Schools.  Dr. John Slivka was my first principal in Albertville and presented the award.  He told both funny and heartfelt stories of my years in the classroom.  He enlisted comments from former students about what they remembered from my classroom.  (Many of the comments had to do with GLITTER!)  I was given those comments at the end of the dinner...they are priceless!  I will keep them ... always!

It is an honor to be a Gifted Education Specialist, to be able to go to work each day and love what I do, surround myself with creative, bright students, and know that together we are making a difference through service learning.  I am both honored and humbled and will cherish this award.