Ms. Cravens joins the EL team from the Joplin High School attendance office. She was born and raised in Joplin, and many of her family also work in Joplin schools. She graduated from JHS in 2021 and began working immediately at the high school. Due to this experience, Ms. Cravens brings to the team her wonderful connections with students. She already knows many of the students in her classes and is able to connect with them on a personal level, bringing her positive relationships into the classroom. Aside from her father, mother, and brother working for Joplin schools, she has an uncle from Australia and an aunt from India. She has always loved reading, writing, music and traveling. She especially likes to study history, geography, psychology, and theology. She has traveled to South Korea and Thailand, the latter as part of a church service group. These travel opportunities and meeting many foreign exchange students attending MSSU has allowed her to learn about all kinds countries and cultures such as South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Nepal, India, Turkey, Afghanistan, Mexico, and Brazil.