Mrs. Katelyn Valentine is joining us this year! Katelyn has been on staff for six and a half years with the majority of those years spent in preschool.

Katelyn is the daughter of former PC teachers, Jeff and Joy Butler. Her grandmother, Dorothy, was also our elementary school secretary. Katelyn graduated from PC in 2011. From there,she attended the Ozark Technical Community College and graduated with a degree in Turf and Landscape Management in 2013.

On September 13, 2014, Katelyn married her high school sweetheart, Dakota Valentine, PC class of 2012. He is the owner of Valentine Taxidermy and farms with his dad, Jeff Valentine. Katelyn and Dakota live on a cattle farm. In her spare time, Katelyn loves hunting and coaching the Putnam County Lady Midgets Softball Team. She also enjoys playing slowpitch softball.

Katelyn and Dakota have two dogs, Drake and Flash.