I am so excited to welcome you to a fantastic year in fifth grade!  My name is Chris Overend, "Mrs. O," and I am looking forward to another wonderful year at Eanes Elementary.  Go Mustangs! 

This will be my fourth year as a full-time teacher at Eanes Elementary although I have been on this campus since 2008 when my oldest daughter started in Kindergarten.  I have spent the last three years as part of our sensational second grade team. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join the fabulous fifth grade team this year and am looking forward to inspiring and challenging our fifth graders in my favorite subjects: math and science.  

I grew up on the Jersey Shore and received my Bachelor's from UNC-Chapel Hill a very long time ago.  I worked in Consulting HR for 10 years in exotic locales such as Kansas City, MO,  Sacramento, CA, and Frankfurt, Germany.  My husband and I returned to Austin when our first daughter was born in 2003.

I live in Rollingwood with my husband, Tim, and our dog, Zoey. My daughters come home often-- Natalie from Corpus Christi where she has started her first job with PepsiCo and Nicole from A&M where she is in her senior year studying engineering/cybersecurity.  I love traveling and meeting new people and learning new things. I also enjoy reading and crossword/logic puzzles. You can often find me walking Zoey at Zilker Park or swimming at the Rollingwood Pool (where I am also perfecting my pickleball game!)