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RESUME

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Education

Master of Education in Art Degree.  December 2022,  Mississippi College, Clinton, MS.  

GPA: 3.96/4.00.  

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree with Teacher Licensure.  May 2007.  Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.  GPA: 3.53/4.00.

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.  May 1999. Delta State University, Cleveland, MS.

GPA: 3.20/4.00.  

 

Associate of Arts Degree.  May 1996.  Mississippi Delta Community College, Moorhead, MS.  

GPA: 3.57/4.00.  

Graduated with Phi Theta Kappa Honors.

 
Experience​

Middle School Art Teacher

           Pearl Junior High School.  Pearl, MS. August 2024 - Present

  • Teaches 7th grade art and 8th grade Visual Arts I & II

  • Manages classroom learning environment of students

  • Creates engaging lessons and activities to meet the learning needs and styles of students

  • Directly collaborates with Inclusion teachers to meet the needs of students in Special Education and makes necessary accommodations for Special Education students

  • NJAHS Co-SPonsor 2024 - present

  • Digital Media Team Member 2024 - present

  • PTSO Member 2024 - present 

  • Apple Teacher 2024 - present 

 

High School Art Teacher

            Sumner Hill Junior High School.  Clinton, MS. August 2012 - May 2024

  • Teaches Art I

  • Manages classroom learning environment of ninth grade students

  • Creates engaging lessons and activities to meet the learning needs and styles of students

  • Directly collaborates with Inclusion teachers to meet the needs of students in Special Education and makes necessary accommodations for Special Education students

  • Individual Education Plan Committee Member – August 2012 – present

  • Art Club Sponsor 2012 – present

  • Yearbook Co-Sponsor 2013 - present

  • PBIS Team Member 2014 - 2022

  • Digital Media Team Chair 2014 - present

  • Beauty & Beau Pageant Committee 2015 – 2019

  • Apple Teacher 2016 – present 

  • Book Club Co-Founder and Co-Sponsor 2018 – 2021

  • Public Information Officer 2018 - present 

  • Fun For Teachers Committee 2022 - present 

 

Elementary School Art Teacher

            Sherman Avenue Elementary.  Vicksburg, MS.  August 2007 – May 2012.

  • Taught Art class

  • Managed classroom learning environment of high school students

  • Created interactive, engaging lessons and activities to meet the learning needs and styles of all students

  • Yearbook Sponsor – August 2008 – May 2012

  • SACS Committee Chair – August 2009 – May 2010

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Presentations & Workshops

            Mississippi Art Education Association 

  • Recycled Collage, Fall 2023 

  • Teacher Hacks: Stuff You Can & Will Use, Fall 2022

  • Art History with a Modern Twist, Fall 2021

  • Squashbooks with Gelli Print Covers, Fall 2019

  • Handmade Student Sketchbooks , Fall 2018 

  • Gesture Drawing & Wire Sculpture Fall 2013

  • Altered Journals, Fall 2012

  • Days of the Dead Shrines, Fall 2011

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             Sumner Hill Junior High School â€‹

  • CPSD Board Dinner iMovie, Spring 2024

  • CPSD Board Dinner iMovie, Spring 2023

  • CPSD Board Dinner iMovie, Spring 2022

  • Paint Therapy Faculty Self Care, Fall 2021 

  • CPSD Board Dinner iMovie, Spring 2021

  • CPSD Board Dinner iMovie, Spring 2020

  • Strategies for Struggling Students, Spring 2017

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             Personal â€‹

  • Faux Enamel & Clay Carving, Whole Schools Institute, USM, Summer 2023 

  • Art After Dark, Clinton Nature Center,  January 2024

  • Art After Dark, Clinton Nature Center, March 2024

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Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Power Point

Pages

Numbers

Keynote

Google Docs

iMovie

Canva

Canvas

PowerSchool 

SAMS

Doceri 

ProCreate

School Status

References 

Dr. Stephanie Busbea

Interim Dean, School of Christian Studies and the Arts, Professor of Art

Mississippi College 

200 S. Capitol Street

Clinton, MS 39056

(601) 925-7712/ (601) 918 – 7269

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Mr. John Wallace

Principal

Pearl Junior High School 

200 Mary Ann Drive

Pearl, MS 39208

(601) 932 - 7962

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Ms. Christie Claxton

Principal

Clinton Success Center

201 Easthaven Drive

Clinton, MS 39060

(601) 924 - 5656 

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Mrs. Heather Norton

Counselor 

RiverTree Counseling 

134 B. Fairmont Street

Clinton, MS 39056

(601) 996 - 4840 / (601) 750 - 4767

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Awards
& 
Honors

​Mississippi Art Education Association​​

  • MAEA Secondary Division Outstanding Art Educator of the Year 2019

  • MAEA Secondary Division Outstanding Art Educator of the Year Nominee 2018

  • MAEA Secondary Division Outstanding Art Educator of the Year Nominee 2017

  • MAEA Elementary Division Outstanding Art Educator of the Year 2012

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Pearl Junior High School

  • STAR Teacher -1st Nine Weeks 2024

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Sumner Hill Junior High School

  • STAR Teacher - 2nd Nine Weeks 2022

  • STAR Teacher - 2nd Nine Weeks 2021

  • August 2021 Teacher of the Month

  • STAR Teacher - 4th Nine Weeks 2021

  • December 2020 Teacher of the Month

  • February 2019 Teacher of the Month

  • 2016 – 2017 Sumner Hill Junior High School Teacher of the Year 

  • STAR Teacher – 4th Nine Weeks 2016

  • May 2015 Teacher of the Month** 

  • STAR* Teacher – 3rd Nine Weeks  2014 

  * STAR Teacher is chosen by students

  ** Teacher of the Month is chosen by administration

 

Delta State University

  • Calliope, Member 2002 – 2004 

  • Kappa Pi International Art Honor Society, Inductee 1998

  • President’s List, Fall 1997 

 

  Mississippi Delta Community College

  • Articulators Art Club, 1995 –1996

  • Ambassadors Showchoir, Manager 1995 – 1996

  • MDCC Singers, Member 1995 - 1996

  • Phi Theta Kappa, Inductee 1995 – 1996

  • Dean’s List, Spring 1996 

Professional
Organizations

Mississippi Art Education Association

  • Member 2006 – present 

  • Newsletter Editor 2011 – Spring 2016

  • YAM Co-Chair 2014 - Spring 2016

 

Delta Kappa Gamma 

  • Member 2013 – 2016

  • Second Vice President 2014 - 2016

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Mississippi Professional Educators 

  • Member 2011 – 2013

Community
Involvement

  • Art in the Park, Main Street Clinton, participants, April 2023 

  • Mississippi Farm Bureau, Ag Art Contest for 2022 Calendar, Student winner 2021.

  • Arts Council of Clinton, Fire Station #2 Fire Safety Poster Contest, Student winner 2021.

  • Hometown Clinton Magazine Holiday Cover Art Contest, Student winner 2021.

  • Arts Council of Clinton, Fire Station #2 Fire Safety Poster Contest, Student winner 2018.

  • Clinton Community Nature Center. Member 2016 -2017.

  • Arts Council of Clinton. Grant winner 2015.

  • Maids & Matrons Art Contest. Student participants & winners 2013, 2014

  • SCHF River Kids Afterschool Arts Program. TeacherFall 2007. 

  • Relay for Life. Team Member 2005 – 2011.

  • Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort. VolunteerFall 2005. 

Exhibitions
 

  • Greenville Arts Council 11th Biennial Invitational, Spring 2025

  • MAEA Fall Conference 3 x 5 Exhibition, Fall 2023

  • All Aboard Art Gallery, Olde Towne Depot, July 2023 

  • 12th Annual MC Competitive Student Art Showcase , Mississippi College, Spring 2023

  • Graduation Reception, GAC, December 2022

  • MAEA Fall Conference 3 x 5 Exhibition, Fall 2022

  • CSPD Art Showcase, Spring 2022 

  • 11th Annual MC Competitive Student Art Showcase , Mississippi College, Spring 2022

  • Research Topics in Art History Student Show, Mississippi College, Fall 2021

  • MAEA Fall Conference 3 x 5 Exhibition, Fall 2019

  • MAEA Fall Conference 3 x 5 Exhibition, Fall 2018

  • MAEA Fall Conference 3 x 5 Exhibition, Fall 2017

  • Senior Show, Delta State University, 1999

  • Student Show, Mississippi Delta Community College, 1996 

Permanent
Collections
 

  • Mississippi College, Clinton, MS

  • Mississippi Delta Community College, Moorhead, MS

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