Welcome back boys and girls. My name is Maegan Severance and I am a 5th grade ELA teacher. This will be my 7th year teaching 5th grade at Ocean Drive Elementary. Go Chiefs!! I was born and raised in upstate NY. I grew up in the Adirondack mountains which is where my entire family still lives. Growing up I loved to ride 4-wheelers, snowboard, and hike. Although I did enjoy snowboarding I do not miss the cold and snowy winters at all. I graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in education. I moved to South Carolina eight years ago with my husband and our crazy puppy Bowzer. Bowzer is a chihuahua and he is old and cranky. Over the past four years we added two more wild pups to our family. Nala and Niko are both beautiful huskies. Nala loves to talk our ears off and yell at her brother. Niko is our lazy husky; he just loves to snuggle. One of my favorite things about moving to South Carolina is living by the beach. I spend most of my summers relaxing by the ocean with a good mystery book in hand or music playing in my ears. I am so excited to start another fantastic school year at ODE and can not wait to meet you all. Stay safe and I will see you soon!