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This is our Taylor trio- my husband Chris, daughter Geneva (aka Ginny Wren), and myself.  Geneva is going to be in 1st grade at Newton Rayzor!

I belong to a giant Brady Bunch blended family and our "home base" has been here in Denton since the 1960s.  My grandmother lived on Alice Street and I played in the concrete creek beds as a child.  I've been teaching since 2007- fell in love with teaching math after a childhood of feeling like a math failure.  I can talk for hours now about my love for math teaching…

I love adventuring!  Learning is one of my favorite ways to explore, but I also love camping, mountains, woods, rivers, and oceans!  I love travel and cultures- I'm a Francophile (love all things France & French).  I spent 17 summers in France and speak a bit of that lingo.

I'm a big fan of good food (like the French)!   Especially, Asian and Chinese foods.  I taught in China my first year of teaching- lived near Chengdu.

I love playing soccer- it is an international language and friendship-making game.  I help coach GOAL on our campus.

This school has held a special place in our family- since I was a child- we'd drive by and my (dyslexic) mom would tell me about how she finally learned to start reading in 2nd grade - because of a special teacher she had when she attended Newton Rayzor.   By the way- she became a pediatric anesthesiologist who worked at Scottish Rite Hospital!  (She also has ADD - If you have a child who can relate - I have a HUGE heart for all the kids that have a hard time sitting still - or have learning differences - because I was raised by one of those kids and she is one of my biggest heroes!)

This is me and my wonderful husband, Peter.

I am a 4th generation teacher! 

I have taught Montessori, First, Third, Fourth  and  Fifth Grades. This will be my 25th. year as an educator. I have taught every subject and have a voracious appetite for learning. I have been team lead for 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades, a member of Campus Leadership team for 7 years, a member of DentonISD Education Improvement Council from 2010-2014, and I received Teacher of the Year in 2014.  I received my Bachelor of Science  at Texas Woman's University in Early Education through 6th Grade with  an English as a Second Language certification as well. 

I began my journey at Newton Rayzor in 2020. I will NEVER leave (until I retire, and then I'll probably sub). We have a very special group of parents, students and staff at our campus and in all of my years of experience, I've never been happier in my career!

I am a Dentonite and live near Denton's beautiful square! My husband, Peter, and I have been married for 24 years. We have one son, WeBu, who married his high school sweetheart, Megan. They blessed us with twins, Pax and Nova, who are now 8 years old and will be in Third Grade at NRE. We also have a new addition to our family, little Oryn who will be a year old soon.  

I am a founder and board member of  Denton's first non-profit, community run, LPFM radio station at 92.9fm, kuzu.fm. 

This station is supported and funded by members of the community.