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On this page you will find a variety of resources for students and parents. This site and Canvas will be used for all of my courses. I will update this site as often as necessary, every effort will be made to make sure it is as up-to-date as possible!
Schedule for 2024-2025
This year I am teaching the one semester Chemistry course aligned with the Michigan NGSS curriculum (3 sections in each semester) as well as one section our full year two-hour block AP Chemistry class.
My Teaching Background...
I graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science - my major and minor were Biology and Chemistry. I completed my intern year (student teaching) through MSU at Forest Hills Central High School teaching Biology and Chemistry. The next year I moved over to Forest Hills Northern High School as a long-term sub in Chemistry and Biology for first semester and I have been at FHN ever since -- Husky Pride!
My first official year as a full-time teacher at Northern was 2004-2005 when I taught Introduction to Science, Environmental Science, and Chemistry in the Community (ChemCom). For the next three years I taught Biology and Chemistry at FHN. I also completed my Master's Degree in Curriculum and Teaching from Michigan State in that time period. I started teaching AP Chemistry and Chemistry 215 in the 2008-2009 school year and taught those through Spring 2020. My fall semester of 2020 was all virtual - I taught 1 section of online Forensic Science, 2 sections of online Chemistry, and 1 section of AP Chemistry... it was quite a semester! I returned to in-person teaching for the Spring 2021 semester, teaching AP Chemistry and Chemistry 215. I have now moved to teaching the one semester NGSS aligned Chemistry course along with AP Chemistry - and that will be my schedule this school year as well. This will be my 21st year of full-time teaching, I'm excited to have you in class!
A Bit About Me...
I am a HUGE Michigan State fan (GO GREEN!) in addition to being alumni of MSU twice over - I loved going to school there! My husband and I still try to make it to football, hockey, and basketball games when we can - and after all these years we still miss our student season tickets!
My all time favorite sport is water polo, I played for East Kentwood High School and for Michigan State. I was also an assistant coach for the Forest Hills Girls' Water Polo team during the 2004 and 2007 seasons. Both my daughters are now polo players as well as swimmers - water polo is a fantastic sport to watch and to play!
Some of my other favorite things to do are spend time with my family, read, go for walks, and watch movies. I am also just a little obsessed with Beat Saber on the PS5 VR system. :) I am married and we have two daughters who are 11 (Taylor) and in 6th grade this school year and 16 (Madison) and in her junior in high school this year. We also have a 3 year old teddy bear dog, her name is Tonks!
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