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 The Golden Child: Makayla Stephens lol read caption (she,her), HTX Corps

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 The Golden Child: Makayla Stephens lol read caption (she,her), HTX Corps

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Here I am pictured with my nana and papa for the start of K5. Photo taken by mom who was teaching at my school at the time. Titled this "The Golden Child", because my nana HATES being photographed. I am the only grandchild with a photo with her. To be fair this was taken while I was still the only child but I still brag.

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Completing Operation Montserrat as a NASA Explorer School 6th Grade Student!

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I remember Elementary School being the happiest time of my life-the whole wide world was ahead of me to explore, and I had big dreams to accomplish! Having a Project like NASA's Operation Montserrat during my first year of Middle School added fuel to that fire. I am beyond thrilled to be teaching Elementary School as a 2022 TFA Corps Member, embarking on a journey to help my students find and fuel their passions to the fullest!

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Two humans smiling and holding trophies (I am the human on the right)

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From my senior year of high school and last Thespians competition ever. I'll be teaching elementary students in Washington, DC. Hopefully I can get back into theatre there somehow!

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This is when I was in third grade and was determined to be the best middle-line backer in the country. This ambition lasted until I had to make a tackle.

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My identical mirror twin and I would never sit still so bowl cuts was my moms answer. Kindergarten 90s kids in Kansas ❤️

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Hi everyone! This picture is from 3rd grade :) I will be teaching elementary school in Atlanta, GA!

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Hi everyone this is a picture of my cousin and I the morning after we attended our first homecoming football game. I was just beginning the sixth grade. I'll be teaching in Los Angeles!

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This picture was from Pre-K, most likely during mat time. Lol its the shoes for meee.

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This is my throwback to Pre-K! I’ll be teaching in Nashville.

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Hi everyone! This is a picture from my first day of Kindergarten!! I'm from San Diego, California, but excited to be teaching elementary education in Las Vegas! :-)

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Jessica McElderry: First day of elementary school! 

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Jessica McElderry: First day of elementary school! 

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Hi I’m Alexia! This is a picture of me on my first day of first grade. I grew up in MD and I’ll be teaching Elementary School in Miami this upcoming fall! 

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Hi I’m Alexia! This is a picture of me on my first day of first grade. I grew up in MD and I’ll be teaching Elementary School in Miami this upcoming fall! 

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Hi everyone ! My name is Bria Lynah and this is my kindergarten graduation picture. I was born and raised in Harlem, NY ! 

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Hi everyone ! My name is Bria Lynah and this is my kindergarten graduation picture. I was born and raised in Harlem, NY ! 

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Hi everyone! This is my class picture from first grade. I'm originally from San Francisco and will be teaching middle school STEM in the Bronx as part of the NYC corps.

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I went to school in downtown Nashville on Broadway. Every year the graduates would walk down the hill to Bridgestone. I couldn't make it in my 4 inch heels!

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This was my first day of school, ever! I was so excited to take the bus. Now I am excited to have my own classroom in Chattanooga, TN!

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Hey everyone! I will be teaching Elementary in Tulsa,Oklahoma ☺️I’m so excited to be here !

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I’ll be teaching high school special education at Hamilton High. So excited to get to Memphis and get to know everyone!!

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Good Afternoon! This is my grandparents and I at my Kindergarten Graduation. I felt very proud and I looked like a dream with my pearls and frilly dress.😊

I am from Chicago, IL and I'll be teaching Middle School Writing in Dallas, TX!

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This is me (left) on my first day of high school!

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Hi! I will be teaching 8th grade math in Colorado Springs. So excited for this experience.

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This was picture day in Kindergarten! Shout to Mrs. Spivack and Dekalb County Schools in Greater Atlanta! I chose this year because I remember how excited I was about school that day and I can still feel that love for education each day! So happy to share in this experience with you all!

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Hi everyone! This is my first grade photo! I chose this year because i will be teaching first grade this upcoming school year in Jax, FL. I am so excited!

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First grade was a dream! Shoutout to my teacher Mrs. Bennett who has inspired me in this work. I'm the pre-service HOP for TFA Houston! So glad to be here with you all :)

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This is me (right) on my first day of kindergarten- I actually did two years of kindergarten so this is from year one

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Hey Hi Hello! I will be teaching in Nashville working with Kindergarten ELL students. I am so excited to be a part of TFA and hope everyone has a good first year!

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Hi everyone! I’ll be serving in TFA-Hawai’i. Hope everyone has an amazing TFA experience!

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Flag bearing for my school's NRJOTC color guard at a varsity football game when I was in 11th grade. I loved NJROTC and this is my favorite picture from high school. I am a part of the South Carolina TFA Corps, and very excited about it!

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Adrienne Ford (she, her, hers) Metro Atlanta 

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Kindergarten

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Back to school? This was right before my freshman year of high school. Me and a couple of friends had just convinced our school to create a girls softball team and as you can see I was pretty…jazzed about my new backpack and ~ultra cool~ sunglasses.

I’ll be teaching 9th grade ELA in Chattanooga, TN!

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My name is Sam and I’m from Long Beach, Ca. I just graduated from UC Berkeley in Political Science and Media Studies. I am placed in O’ahu Hawai’i to teach Elementary General Education.

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Im from Ontario California. This is from my 9th grade dance performance during Christmas. I went to the School of Arts and Enterprise in Pomona. I graduated from UCLA with a BA in Dance. So I've been dancing all my life! I will be teaching in the Los Angeles Region.

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My first day of Pre-K! I cried for a good hour before this photo was taken😅 your girl was not trying to be away from her mother for 6 hours
Excited to be apart of the TFA 2022 corp teaching Elementary k-6 in Miami-Dade!

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🌻 90’s kid! I was in kindergarten in this picture. I’m Dominican 🇩🇴 and Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 I was born and raised in the South Bronx NYC!
🗣#Yeerrrrr I will be teaching ELA 6-12 in Miami. 🙂

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Kindergarten and Senior photos for high school!

I will be teaching middle school in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. :)

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Throwback to kindergarten! I find this picture ironic because it foreshadowed my evental career. We told our teacher what we wanted to be when we grew up and she took our pictures accordingly. My dream job changed throughout the years, but here I am, coming around full circle. I will be working as an elementary teacher in the Greater Tulsa area.

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Graduating as a high-school teacher in Fiji (2006). 

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I will soon be teaching middle-school mathematics in the DC region. Very Excited!

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Hello Everyone, This is me in the eleventh grade in Brooklyn, NY in 2005 😂. Whew time flies. I will be teaching Biology 6-12 in Miami-Dade, Fl.

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Hello! My name is Logan Hardy. I’m from Bel Air, MD. This is a picture of me in kindergarten at a field day. This is the photo that dashed my parents dream of having a professional athlete. I’ll be teaching science in the Rio Grande Valley!!

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This is me in second grade! I had a fierce gap that I hid until I got braces in third grade. 😁 During the day I’m a Director of Elementary serving teachers and students in grades 2, 3, &4.

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My last high school performance, starring Morticia Addams in The Addams Family Musical! Oh how I miss musical theatre! I will be teaching middle school in San Antonio, TX! Hopefully, I will be able to assist in the theatre department.(:

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This is me during 2nd grade!! I will be working in Oakland CA, SPED teacher for an elementary school. :)

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This has to be like 10th grade picture day. I pretty much still look the same - haha! I will be teaching elementary school in Houston, TX!

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My first day of kindergarten at Claxton Elementary (Greensboro, NC)! I loved elementary school and I am hoping I will as a teacher too!! I am teaching elementary in Chattanooga TN :)

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Throwback to my 5th grade dance! I will be going to DFW :)

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Throwback to senior pic from high school. I will be teaching High School English Language Arts in the Rio Grande Valley region. 

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My 5th grade graduation picture. University Park Elementary (Hyattsville, Maryland).

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This is a picture of my family and I at my graduation. I am a first generation college grad.(my grandmother is holding my degree)
TFA Detroit ❤️

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Throwback to my Kindergarten Graduation! I will be teaching High School Math in the Houston Region!

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6th grade yearbook photo featuring my beloved cat sweater.

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Still friends. Always got your back sis. Middle School and counting...

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This is my first day of school pic from first grade, big throwback! :) and I’ll be teaching high school history in Nashville. So excited!

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These are my school pictures from 1st and 2nd grade! I'm so excited to be back in my hometown teaching 1st grade English with the DFW corps! :-)

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A picture my friend took of me as we were lining up for graduation.

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My first year of school! This is a major throwback, all the way to 1999!!!
- TJMII

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My first grade school photo back when I lived in Cabo Rojo, PR. This was probably one of the best school years of my life as I got to enjoy many outdoor classes in our school’s courtyard!

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Senior year of high school! I'm the one with the crossed arms. If I recall correctly, this was during Earth Day.

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6 year old me! I think I was in Kinder or 1st 🥰

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I loved that dress BTW

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This is a photo from when I was in kindergarten all the way back in 2005. I am super excited to be teaching elementary education in New York!

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This is a picture from my musical at my performing arts school! #Thespian
I'm super excited to begin teaching Secondary ELA in Houston!

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I was apart of the 2017-2018 Homecoming Court my Senior year in High School. I was also Varsity Cheer Caption hence why I was on the field - hehe☺️ Good times !

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Back in high school I played tennis and this is a picture from when we were recognized as district champions! (I'm the one holding the plaque)

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First day of 6th grade…I definitely had a phase.🌚

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This is a picture of me from my High School Graduation with my oldest brother and sister in law <3 I'll be teaching Middle School for HISD :)

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A very rare picture I took in the 8th grade :P :D

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Here’s a photo of me before the first day of 1st Grade in Washington, D.C.

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Here’s a photo of me before the first day of 1st Grade in Washington, D.C.

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My older sister and I in elementary school for some Halloween function. My twin!

I'll be teaching Middle School Math/Science in San Antonio, TX.

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This was in 2013 during my freshman year of high school! I'll be teaching special ed in Greater Boston!

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This is me (left) at my first grade class science fair!

I'm stoked to be moving to the Denver region to teach middle school SpEd!

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This is me & my best friend for our senior year prom. That’s her date in the background; he was definitely third-wheeling that night.

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This is from my preschool graduation! I’m super excited to be in the Jacksonville/Central Florida region, I’ll be teaching secondary English!

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Hi Everyone!!! This is a photo of my high school graduation with my best friend!

I'll be teaching Multiple Subjects (elementary) in Los Angeles Region. Excited!

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My High School Senior Year Photo 😎/ Dominicano 🇩🇴. From Uptown (Washington Heights & The BX)🗽. Excited to be teaching Social Studies 6-12 in Miami! 🤟🏼🌴

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Here’s a pic of me from my sophomore year of high school doing my favorite thing: mock trial :)

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#TBT the first day of fourth grade! (quick disclaimer, despite the shirt, I'm still firmly #TeamEdward)

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My first day of 4th grade. I was just as nervous as I look!! Looking forward to being in Charlotte and teaching middle school science!

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Hi! I don't have a lot of photos of me throughout school because I was usually taking them. I did find this one from Kindergarten way back forever ago in dress made by my mom. She probably cut those bangs too! I'll be teaching middle school since in Indianapolis.

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My sophomore year of highschool with my Geometry teacher 😊

I’ll be teaching ESOL in Baltimore.

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Hi everyone!!! This is a picture of me in second grade, and this year I will be be teaching second grade ELA & Social Studies in Baltimore! So excited to be a part of TFA :)

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Self-portrait assignment from my junior year of High School.

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Aloha! My name is Philip Palios (he/him) and I am serving in Hawai'i.

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Kindergarten in Tampico, Mx in 2004 before my parents picked up and moved to the US in order for me to have better education, now I will be studying to be a bilingual teacher in order to help kids like me in South Louisiana!

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Freshman year, Band fundraiser. My band photos always came in two flavors, super close up or I'm not looking at the camera lol. Can't wait to start my teaching Secondary English on the island I grew up, Oahu
#LeilehuaHighSchool #GoMules!

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Me and my favorite teacher in high school during my senior class prep rally , fun time in high school shout out to spirit week 🎉

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Hello, hello, party people! Cannot believe that senior year of college is wrapping up, so here is a throwback to the start of an awesome year. This is me (left) at the start of senior year in Dallas, Texas. Can't wait to see what is to come next year with TFA in DC!

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A picture of college graduation, had to get my dog a graduation cap as well! Can't wait to make my way to the East Coast and teach Middle School Special Ed in Brooklyn!

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Halloween pictures at school (in Kindergarten? Pre-school?) with my mom!

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Freshman formal , I’m the one in the silver dress. Here with my close friends- more like sisters 💕 #TFABackToschoolDay
I will be joining the San Antonio Corps . Soooo excited !

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Don't hate on the plaid polyester pants. It was 1977! :) At the now-defunct Fullerwood Elementary in St. Augustine, Florida.

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Christina Brown- This is a Real Throwback 

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Christina Brown- This is a Real Throwback 

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This is me as a baby.

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This is me during my first ever robotics competition during my junior year of high school!

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This photo was taken in 2000, first day of preschool!

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this is my (very recent) (very nerdy) college graduation picture last week! I’m teaching 8th grade at KIPP Excelencia in the SF Bay Area!

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This is my last ever school pic, from my graduation last weekend! I’m going to Oahu to teach high school biology!

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This is me in kindergarten back in 2005 in Atwater, California. Back in kindergarten, I lived in the countryside and woke up every day at 6 am to catch my bus to school. I remember having a hard time my first couple of months at school because I did not know English. This upcoming fall I will be a 7th grade English and Social Studies teacher in East Palo Alto, California.

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This is me (right) and one of my best friends from high school during our senior year (co '18) pep rally!!! I will be teaching middle school math/science in Dallas-Fort Worth! 😄

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Showing off some great moves on the first day of kindergarten.

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Super recent school picture but this was from graduation on May 14th! I’m teaching 1st grade in Kansas City, MO!