Welcome to the 2026-2027 School Year Tigers! Together let's ROAR!!! 🐅 

My name is Ms. Southwood-Smith.  I have been a teacher with the Dover High School English Department for 5 1/2 years.  This year I am teaching Creative Writing (H)(DE), Lit and Lens: Understanding Movies, and English 1. The film class is new and I am sooooo excited about it!  Creative Writing is my love and I hope it will be the students' love as well.  English 1 is super fun and interesting especially when we get to Romeo and Juliet (everyone gets seriously worked up about Romeo & Juliet).  I love a vibey class where we can explore and play with the material as we learn from it. I strive to encourage my students to become independent thinkers.  If we're WAY off topic, it's probably where the learning is happening.  If you are a student, I hope you will be present, engaged and a bit fearless. If you are a parent, I hope your child is coming home excited to share the topics we are exploring.  One thing I promise, there are very few "boring" days in Room 104.