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6th grade
Paulette Thomas
Social Studies | pthomas@wcpss.net
Barton College - Bachelor of Science
"All Children Want To Succeed, None Plan to Fail" - Author Unknown
Rona Atkinson
Science | ratkinson@wcpss.net
Marshall University - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, minor Early Childhood EducationLicensure add-ons: (6-9) Math Education, (6-9) Science Education
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle
Jeffrey (Nate) Morris
Math 6 | jnmorris@wcpss.net
Jennifer Hatchell
Science | jhatchell@wcpss.netTeam LeaderWestern Michigan University- Bachelor of Science, K-6 All subjects, Science K-9
North Carolina State University- Masters in Reading K-12
"Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures!" -Lovelle Drachman
Juliana Harbour
Language Arts | jharbour@wcpss.net
North Carolina State University-Bachelor of Science Middle Grades Education
"If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you." -Fred DeVito
Victoria Hammonds
Social Studies | vlhammonds@wcpss.net
University of North Carolina at Pembroke -- Bachelor of Art degree in Sociology - minor in Community Development
University of North Carolina at Pembroke -- Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education K-6.
Fayetteville State University Master of School Administration
Campbell University -- Academically and Intellectually Gifted certified
Middle School Social Studies Certified
“Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days gives lessons, and best days give memories.” – Unknown
Heidi Oxendine
Math 6+ | hoxendine@wcpss.net
Ohio State University -BS in EducationUNC Pembroke -MA in Elementary Education
6-9 add on to NC teaching license"Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance." -Samuel Johnson
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7th grade
Audrey Bullock
North Carolina Central University - Bachelor of ArtsNorth Carolina Central University - Masters of Business AdministrationNorth Carolina Central University - Juris Doctorate"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."-Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stacy Rinehart
Science | srinehart@wcpss.net
Indiana University of Pennsylvania- Bachelor of Science, General Science Education, concentration in Chemistry
National Board Certified Teacher- Early Adolescent Science
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving" -Albert Einstein
Chris Shaw
Social Studies | cshaw4@wcpss.net | WebsiteState University of New York College at Buffalo - Bachelor of Science, Social Studies Secondary Education
"Don't believe everything you see on the internet just because there is a picture with a quote next to it."- Abraham Lincoln
Elise Tortora
Language Arts | etortora@wcpss.net | Website
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Bachelor of Arts, English
North Carolina State University: Master of Arts, Teaching - Middle Grades Language Arts
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." -Plato
Jessie Maglio
Math 7 | jmaglio@wcpss.net | Website
Track & Field Head CoachEast Carolina University- Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Math and Science"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou
Liana Jackson
Language Arts | ljackson5@wcpss.net | Website
7th grade Intervention Team Representative
Miami University of Ohio- Middle Grades English Language Arts & Social StudiesCertified Reading K-12
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain." -Vivian Greene
Lisa Kelly-Rouse
North Carolina State University - Bachelor of Science, Middle School Language Arts/Social Studies
“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” -Paulo Coelho
Mandi Lewandowski
Science | mlewandowski@wcpss.net | Website
North Carolina Central University- Bachelor's in Elementary EducationUniversity of Phoenix- Master's in Curriculum and instruction- Reading"Every child deserves a champion- an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be." -Rita Pierson
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8th grade
Anita Otey
Math 8 | aotey@wcpss.net
Math Department ChairVirginia Commonwealth University - Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics, Minor EnglishK-12 Special Education
"It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves, that will make them successful human beings." -Ann Landers
Elizabeth Raffensperger
Language Arts | eraffensperger@wcpss.net
ELA Department ChairMeredith College - Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, Middle Grades ELA
"A man is known by the books he reads." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Christy Drake
Language Arts | cddrake@wcpss.net | WebsiteEast Carolina University, NC TEACH
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Bachelor of Arts in English"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." -From The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
Linda Gardner
Science | lgardner@wcpss.net | Website
Miami University of Ohio- B.A. in PsychologyUniversity of Illinois of Chicago- Master of ArchitectureUniversity of Chapel Hill- Teaching Certificate"Be nice." -Linda Gardner"Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." -Michael Pollan
Allyson Grice
University of North Carolina at Wilmington- Bachelor of Science, Middle School Education
"All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them" -Walt Disney
Brooke Perkins
Social Studies | mperkins@wcpss.net | Website
Appalachian State University - Bachelor of Science, Middle Grades Education
"Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are." -Mason Cooley
Danielle Curfman
Social Studies | dncurfman@wcpss.net
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- Bachelors in Middle Grades Education, Language Arts and Social Studies
"Children are not a distraction from more important work; they are the most important work." --C.S. Lewis
Sarah McKee
Science | skmckee@wcpss.net | Website
University of North Carolina at Wilmington- Bachelor of Science, Middle Grades Education
"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
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Electives
Coral Stevens
Business, Finance & Computer Technology | cstevens1@wcpss.net | WebsiteDance Club AdviserNorth Carolina State University - BS Management and Economics
North Carolina State University - Masters of Education Business and Marketing EducationNorth Carolina State University - Certificate in Computer Programming
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read." -Groucho Marx
Shane Westhafer
Technology, Engineering & Design | swesthafer@wcpss.net | TSA Website
TSA Club AdviserCTE Department Chair
Breana Yarbrough
Business, Finance & Computer Technology | bryarbrough@wcpss.net | Website
Student Council AdviserNorth Carolina State University - B.S. Business Administration and Human Resources
“Create with the heart; build with the mind.” -Criss Jami
Beth Barlow
Visual Arts | ebarlow@wcpss.net
Visual Arts Elective Website | Art Club Website | Lufkin Online Student Art GalleryArt Department ChairArt Club Adviser
NCSU College of Design - Bachelor of Arts, Visual Design
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." - Edgar Degas
Bert Fox
Chorus | hfox@wcpss.netBM Nyack College, Kodaly Pedagogical Institute
"When words fail, music speaks." -Hans Christian Andersen
Leigh Anne Simmons Carmichael
Band | lasimmons@wcpss.net | WebsiteAppalachian State University- Bachelor of Music
Winthrop University- MME
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments our breath is taken away" - Maya Angelou
Amber Inman
Heathful Living & PE | ainman@wcpss.netAssistant Volleyball Coach
NC A&T State University- Bachelors in Sports Science and Fitness ManagementNC A&T State University- Masters in Education: Health & PE
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." -Malcolm X
Pierce Moore
Heathful Living & PE | jmoore9@wcpss.net
University of Memphis - Bachelor of Science in Sport Management
Sara DeMarco
Heathful Living & PE | sdemarco@wcpss.net
Head Volleyball Coach
Elon University - Bachelor of Science, Health and Physical Education
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted" -Aesop
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Special Programs
Jennifer Lucero
ECS | jlucero@wcpss.net
Meredith College- Bachelors in Child DevelopmentNC Wesleyan- K-12 Special Education"In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher." -Dalai Lama
Jacob Williamson
7th grade ELA & Math | jwilliamson2@wcpss.net | WebsiteBall State University- Bachelor of Science in Special Education Pre-K - 12
“Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.” - Roald Dahl
Lisa Fleming
8th grade ELA & Math | lfleming@wcpss.net
Department Chair
MTSS Team Member
Greensboro College-BS Special Education SLD, SED, EMD, Minor in Psychology
Certified in Middle School Language Arts
"All who wander are not lost." -J.R.R. Tolkien
