Hello there! I'm Mrs. Hickman and this is my 21st year in education. I'm married with two kids who both graduated from Centennial. Before coming to Centennial, I was a middle school computer science and applications teacher for several years and before that, an elementary school teacher. 

I grew up in Las Vegas and received my Bachelors and Masters degrees at UNLV. I love computer science, coding, and am so grateful to be teaching something I love.

All of your teachers want you to have successful and fulfilling lives, but you have to decide that's what you want and be willing to put in the work required. That means even when you don't want to. It's easy to do the things we like or come easily to us. It requires much more from us when it's something we detest or simply don't care about.

If your plan is to go to college, you will be expected to meet deadlines. You won't be given partial credit for work you didn't do, due date extensions, or multiple retakes.

If your plan is trade school, exhibiting unprofessional behavior or dress could get you dropped from the program and result in loss of tuition you already paid.

If you're considering the military, the ability to adhere to routine and structure will be central.

You may not yet have any idea what you want to do after you graduate, but your current approach to your education will likely have an impact on future goals.  

I'm sure this is not the first time you're hearing all this, which is why it's so important that if you're someone who has not taken your education seriously, changing the way you think about school could make a huge difference in your performance and experience.