New Staff

1. What’s your name? Samantha "Sami" McAdams

2. What do you teach or coach? Credit recovery aide

3. Where is your classroom located? Room 10

4. How long have you been teaching? First year

5. Where did you go to high school? Arkansas High School

6. Where did you go to college? University of Arkansas/Fayetteville campus! Woo Pig!

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? I have always known, since I was a little girl.

8. What did you major in college? Interdisciplinary studies

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? Currently, all my time is spent on planning a wedding.

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? to start my educational career

11. Where did you last teach?  What district?  Comparisons/differences/similarities? N/A

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? The staff and students! Everyone is so nice and has made me feel at home!

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most this school year? Tessa Washington

14. Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? Well, I just got engaged to my high school sweetheart last month. We are getting married 10.02.21!

1. What’s your name? Shana Bellatti Nelson

2. What do you teach or coach? English I and Credit Recovery

3. Where is your classroom located? Room 10

4. How long have you been teaching?  21 years

5. Where did you go to high school? Longview HS

6. Where did you go to college? University of Texas at Tyler

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? My second year in college

8. What did you major in college? Interdisciplinary studies

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? Take the road less traveled - catch sunsets with my husband, bike ride, fish, and hike

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? A new season

11. Where did you last teach?  What district?  Comparisons/differences/similarities? Longview High School

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? The people I work with.

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most this school year? Coleman, Womack, McAdams and Washington

14. Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? My son plays baseball and I just got married!

1. What’s your name? Rubiel Blanco

2. What do you teach or coach? I teach 9th grade Algebra 1

3. Where is your classroom located? My classroom is in room 103, on the East campus 

4. How long have you been teaching?  This is actually my first year teaching!

5. Where did you go to high school? DeQueen High School

6. Where did you go to college? I attended Southern Arkansas University. Go Muleriders!

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? I started to think about teaching when I was a senior in high school, but I didn’t know for sure until my 2nd year of college.

8. What did you major in college? I majored in mathematics with a minored in education. 

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? I really enjoy playing video games, reading, fishing, and watching new shows.

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School?  I really loved the way the principal/administrators made me feel welcome, and that this was a school where I could be myself and succeed.

11. Where did you last teach? What district? This is my first year teaching, but I did my student teaching in Horatio, Arkansas.

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS?  My co-workers for sure, they have all been super helpful and friendly whenever there is anything that I need or want to ask.

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most (so far) this school year? I think the person that has helped me the most so far has been Mr. Womack, but all of the teachers in my hall have been really amazing to work with.

    14. Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? If you haven’t watched Lost in Space on Netflix, I would really recommend it! It was an amazing show to binge on.

1. What’s your name? Bryan Scheu

2. What do you teach or coach? Welding

3. Where is your classroom located? East Gym Rm 1 and Welding Shop

4. How long have you been teaching? 14 years

5. Where did you go to high school? Daingerfield

6. Where did you go to college? Texas A&M University - College Station

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? My parents are both teachers so its all I’ve ever known.

8. What did you major in college? Bachelors in Agriculture Science, Masters in Agriculture Education

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? Building things, working on old cars, hunting. 

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? Wanted to get my family out of DFW and back into a smaller town.

11. Where did you last teach?  What district?  Comparisons/differences/similarities? Reedy High School in Frisco- I like being in a smaller district.  I spent 11 years in Frisco and had never met most of the administration at the admin building.  I’ve met all of them here within the first week.  Just great to be building relationships.  

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? The relationships I’ve made with the other CTE Teachers.

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most this school year? Mr. Howell, Mrs. Tennyson

14. Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? I am ready for a great school year and teaching students how to weld.

1. What’s your name? George Thomas Cromwell           

2. What do you teach or coach? PE/Athletics

3. Where is your classroom located? Elementary/Stadium

4. How long have you been teaching? 10 yrs

5. Where did you go to high school? Henrietta M. King (Kingsville, TX)

6. Where did you go to college? Texas A&M (Texas A&M Kingsville), UT @ San Antonio

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? When I was 11 years old

8. What did you major in college? Kinesiology & History

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? Woodworking, fishing, gardening, W.W. II & military history

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? The opportunity to coach football & track

11. Where did you last teach? What district? Lee Middle School/San Angelo ISD

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS?  The people

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most (so far) this school year? Coach Britney Tye and entire football coaching staff

1. What’s your name? LaKesha Girley

2.  What do you teach or coach? Integrated Physics and Chemistry

3.  Where is your classroom located? West campus Room 9

4.  How long have you been teaching? First year

5.  Where did you go to high school? New Boston High School

6.  Where did you go to college? University of Arkansas in Little Rock/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? When I was in middle school

8.  What did you major in college? Nursing 

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? Spend time with family, fish, make hats out of yarn

10.What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? Family oriented atmosphere

11. Where did you last teach? T What district?  Comparisons/differences/similarities? This is my first year teaching

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? The support

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most this school year? Mrs. Tennyson

14. Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? I am so excited to be here!!! Being at LE makes my transition to teaching worth the change because of the support from the administrators and staff.

1. What’s your name? Robert Evans Jr

2. What do you teach or coach? I assist in the CTE department

3. Where is your classroom located? 307

4. How long have you been teaching? first year

5. Where did you go to high school? LE

6. Where did you go to college? Richland College

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? I never really looked at it as teaching, but more as helping kids change their lives for the better.

8. What did you major in college? Business Management

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? I love to play chess!

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? Alumni

11. Where did you last teach? What district? None

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS?  The staff is down to earth and very helpful!

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most (so far) this school year? Christy Allen

14.  Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? I think with all the things going on in the world concerning the virus, the school year is actually going pretty well.

1. What’s your name? Tishomengia Lott

2. What do you teach or coach? Cosmetology

3. Where is your classroom located? 201

4. How long have you been teaching? 20 years

5. Where did you go to high school? Maud High School

6. Where did you go to college? Wade College

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? Before completing Cosmetology school for operator

8. What did you major in college? Fashion merchandising, specializing in design

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? My grandchildren

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? Opportunity to move back home and share my passion

11. Where did you last teach?  What district?  Comparisons/differences/similarities? Vista College Longview, Longview Tx

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? My support staff

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most this school year? Ms. Block and Mrs. Watson

14. Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? I'm looking forward to setting some marks in cosmetology; for the students to remember me even if the leave this field.

1. What’s your name? Daniel K. Mitchell Sr.

2. What do you teach or coach? Auto Technology/Auto Body

3. Where is your classroom located? Room 301

4. How long have you been teaching? This is my first year.

5. Where did you go to high school? Texas High School

6. Where did you go to college? Texarkana College

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? About 6 years ago when I became a board member of a non profit organization, we dealt with at risk youth. From there, I became youth leader at my church and I teach bible study and children's church.

8. What did you major in college? Auto Body Technology, I just re-enrolled into college for an Associates in Education 8-12.

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family?  Coach softball, ride atv/utv, work on cars.

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? I’m a board member with the Brighter Tomorrow Foundation and have been involved in the district with the Free Food Program. My passion has always been to lead and develop youth.  

11. Where did you last teach? T What district?Comparisons/differences/similarities? first year

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? The support from my fellow teachers. The staff is very helpful and made me feel welcome my very first day on campus and I enjoy my students. 

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most this school year? Mr. Fellers has been a big help and Ms. Block keeps a check on me to make sure I have what I need. The principals are responsive and helpful whenever I’ve had questions or issues.

14. Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? I have no problems with my students-I have a firm and fair policy in my classroom. What I implement for one goes for all. For my students who need extra help, I follow up with them through emails for at-home assignments. Bottom line- I make sure everyone feels included and respected.

1. What’s your name? Misty Stratton

2. What do you teach or coach? Health Science

3. Where is your classroom located? East campus room 305

4. How long have you been teaching? First year teaching

5. Where did you go to high school? Chapel Hill, Tyler, Texas

6. Where did you go to college? University of Arkansas at Hope

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? Freshmen year of college

8. What did you major in college? Nursing

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? Spending time with family, swimming, going on the boat, and watching my kids play sports/cheer.

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? The great staff and students

11. Where did you last teach? What district?  Comparisons/differences/similarities? Have never taught school before

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? the support of the staff

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most this school year? Christy Allen

1. What’s your name? Donna Woodson

2. What do you teach or coach? I am the Nurse

3. Where is your classroom located? West Campus Gym

4. How long have you been teaching? since 1980

5. Where did you go to high school? went to Texas High, and there was a class I took called health occupations for three years and it was a volunteering type of job.

6. Where did you go to college? Texarkana College

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? I have always known since I was a little girl. I was always really sick and scared to death of the nurses. I remember the care and love that they showed me while growing up. I want to make a difference in children's lives.

8. What did you major in college? perimetric training

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family?  Riding horses. I had 8 at one time but now I have 2. I love to scuba dive! I enjoy staying at home and being a grandmother. I love cooking but not baking.

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School?  I wanted to be able to make a difference and I knew that we did not have a nurse here at Liberty Eylau High School. It has been a great opportunity to bring my knowledge here.

11. Where did you last teach? What district? TISD. I started in Texas High, then moved to Morris Elementary Campus- back to Texas High and I have been at LE since August.

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? Interaction with the students and staff. They brought me in and made me feel at home.

1. What’s your name? Shelby Ward

2. What do you teach or coach? Chemistry and Anatomy and Physiology

3. Where is your classroom located? 206

4. How long have you been teaching? First year

5. Where did you go to high school? Lakeview High School St. Clair Shores, MI

6. Where did you go to college? Texas A&M- Texarkana

7. At what point did you know you wanted to teach? I’ve thought about becoming a teacher since I began college.

8. What did you major in college? Biology

9. What is it you do in your leisure time/hobbies/family? Outdoor activities including hiking, traveling and creating memories with my family.

10. What made you come to Liberty-Eylau High School? The feeling of home and wanting to give my students the best education I can give them.

11. Where did you last teach? What district?  Comparisons/differences/similarities? I was a student teacher here last year at Liberty Eylau High. There is a lot more work being a solo teacher but I love being able to run my class and helping each of my students.

12. What do you like the most so far at LEHS? The administrative support and so many kind students.

13. What person/fellow teacher has helped you the most this school year? Mrs. Tennyson, Mr. Allen, and Ms. Richert

14.  Anything you would like to add or say at this point in the school year that our readers will find interesting or enlightening? I love my job and look forward to coming in every day! It’s like a second home to me and my students are like my kids that brighten my day by showing me how much they learn and being active in the classroom.