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This is my 3rd year teaching 9th and 10th grade English Language Arts at Foss High School. I am so excited to learn from and with you all this school year #FossFamily!

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Wolf and Rainier!

We love playing Magic the Gathering, camping, river tubing, and swimming in the ocean!

Rain is in 7th grade this year!!!

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I'm originally from Minnesota. My mom was a special education teacher at the Mille Lacs Lake Band of Ojibwe tribal school. My dad delivers the mail. I have two younger brothers, two nieces, and a nephew. I also grew up with two foster brothers and an adopted sister. My grandmothers helped raise us all!

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I love being in school, and I've gone to MANY different types of schools. I hold a Masters in Teaching from the Evergreen State College in Olympia. I have a B.A. in history and performing arts. I attended the University of MN, Antioch College, Portland Community College, and the City University of Seattle. Next up: I am starting my 2nd masters degree in history at Eastern Washington University this fall!

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I co-taught creative writing classes in two maximum security juvenile detention centers through the amazing non-profit organization Gateways for Incarcerated Youth.

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I co-founded an aerial dance company: performing and teaching around the country.

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I graduated high school in 2000, from the Perpich Center for Arts Education, a public arts high school (like SOTA) where I majored in Theater Arts & minored in Dance.

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I've had lots of jobs! I worked on apple farms in Vermont, harvested sugar beets in North Dakota and Geoducks on the Puget Sound. I've worked in food service - front and back of house. I was a bike messenger in Minneapolis and a swimming teacher in Alaska. I worked in group homes for adults living with disabilities, and I supported children with disabilities through after school and summer programs. I was a special education paraeducator at North Thurston and Tenino High Schools, and taught 6th grade ancient world history in Yelm. I'd love to help you with job hunting and applications, interview skills, and resumes!

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I am obsessed with distance swimming. I taught swim lessons and cold water safety on the Kuskokwim River in rural Alaska.

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Best local rink: El Centro in Federal Way!!!

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I was a Golden Gloves armature boxer. I was not very good, but I had a lot of heart!