1. What is your name?

Yolanda Johnson

2. What brought you to LE?

Started as substitute teacher

3. How long have you been in this position?

9 years as substitute teacher and 3 month attendance secretary

4. Where did you go to high school and college?

Texas Senior High School and Texarkana Community College

5. Did you have any previous jobs?

Yes, UPS Driver (retired)

6. What are the positive and negative factors of being a secretary?

Positive - all the friendly faces, Negative - Keeping track of attendance

7. What do you do in your free time?

Crafts

8. What staff member has helped you the most so far?

Dr. Mary Beth Womack; Brenda Lenaway (East Campus) and Mary Walker (West Campus)

9. Is there anything you would like to add?

It's great to be a Leopard!

1. What is your name?

Brenda Lenaway

2. What brought you to LE?

I was working for another local school district and I was not able to advance, so I applied with LE and was hired into this position. I am very happy I took this job.

3. How long have you been in this position?

I've only been in this position at LE for a few months, although I have done this type of work for 30 years.

4. Where did you go to high school and college?

I went to high school at Fontana High, Fontana CA.

5. Did you have any previous jobs?

Yes, I have had several previous jobs, my most recent job was working for TISD.

6. What are the positive and negative factors of being a secretary?

Positive - interacting with students and getting to know families in the community.

7. What do you do in your free time?

My family and I enjoy camping, fishing, and traveling. Lately, all of my free time is being spend on re-modeling our family home - a 1900's farm house.

8. What staff member has helped you the most so far?

Everyone at LE has been very helpful - the person that has helped the most would be Mary Walker.

1. What is your name?

Doni Watson

2. What brought you to LE?

I started here in 1993 and left in 2000. It took me 10 years to make it back here to where I consider my "home" district.

3. How long have you been in this position?

I have been in the counselor's office for 8 years and taught science for 19 years before that.

4. Where did you go to high school and college?

I graduated high school in Hope, AR, went to STU Magnolia for my Bachelors degree and received my Masters degree at Texas A&M Texarkana.

5. Did you have any previous jobs?

Worked in restaurants and service stations through high school and college. I taught in Queen City for 7 years and Maud for 3 years before returning to LE.

6. What are the positive and negative factors of being a counselor?

Positive - building relationships with students and watching them mature from 8th grade to graduation. Negative - Still a lot of clerical duties and paperwork that keep me from counseling more often.

7. What do you do in your free time?

I like to kayak and camp - I read and I like to sleep in when I am not on the river.

8. What staff has helped you the most so far?

Terri Brooks has been a mentor to me from the beginning. She does not mind letting me know what I need to do differently and she is full of support and promise for a job well done.

1. What is your name?

Julie Byrd

2. What brought you to LE?

Right out of college, and I was looking for a job at local high school  and Liberty Eylau offered me a great job with a supportive staff.

3. How long have you been in this position?

14 years

4. Where did you go to high school and college?

Redwater High School; Bachelors and Masters at Texas A & M University-Texarkana; Library Science-UNT.

5. Did you have any previous jobs?

I have worked in restaurants, managing, serving and cooking.

6. What are the positive and negative factors of being a librarian?

Positive: I get to help staff and students in various ways. My job is to make things easier for everyone by providing resources.

7. What do you do in your free time?

Cook and read

8. What staff has helped you the most so far?

District Technology Staff