Wife, mother of 3, and proud public school principal.

Joined February 2012
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The annual Viking Pancake Breakfast! #itsagreatdaytobeaviking
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Go Heels!
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The 2022 campaign for the S.M.A.R.T school bond & sales tax is underway! Over the next 10 weeks, we need your support to advocate YES for the school bond & YES for the sales tax to help repay the bond. Read the full campaign kickoff announcement here: bit.ly/3MAie7Y.
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Do you need to connect with GCS Transportation? Starting in January, a team of trained customer-service representatives will be ready to provide assistance at the GCS Transportation Call Center!
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Congratulations @Mr_McScience GCS Rookie Teacher of the Year! We are so proud of you! @NWMSgcs @NWGCulturalArts
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Feels so good to see middle school sports back in action & 2 wins this afternoon made it even sweeter! @NWMSgcs @Mr_McScience @NWGCulturalArts
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Welcome back 6th grade students! We were so happy to check you in this morning! @NWMSgcs
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So proud to announce that my daughter was just named Teacher of the Year for Stokesdale Elem! Way to go, Rachel!
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NEW! @enJOYliteracy shares @GCSchoolsNC's work to ensure instructional equity. How did the district refine its curriculum & instruction to ensure culturally-sustaining pedagogy and alignment with the 'science of reading'? Hear about its ongoing journey: curriculummatters.org/2021/0…

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Congratulations to Mr. Donny Walter - Orchestra teacher extraordinaire @NWMSgcs and @NWGHS ! We are so very proud of you! grammy.com/grammy-museum/new… @GCSArts @scontrerasGCS @apyunc98

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Incredibly proud of our amazing Counselor, Mrs. Katie Thompson! @NWMSgcs
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Today was my first official day joining the @NWMSgcs family! What a joy to have these beautiful flowers delivered to the school on day 1! I am thrilled to be a Viking! @NWGMSPTSO
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The Oak Ridge mascot, Big Red, dropped by for a front yard (safe distance) birthday surprise & found Ms. Phillips doing the same! Oak Ridge teachers reaching out to ensure the social/emotional needs of our students are being met! @akins_valerie @scontrerasGCS @ORES_PTO
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Oak Ridge teachers have embraced distance learning and will do all they can to keep students learning! This teacher - kept a safe distance - and said meet me in your front yard so I can help you! @ValerieRAkins1 @scontrerasGCS @akins_valerie @ORES_PTO
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Making a personal connection with our students each day is critical during this time! @ValerieRAkins1 @akins_valerie #orecolts
Each day we share our Daily Announcements/Words of Wisdom with each student on their Canvas page. Here is today's message - happy Friday ORE Colts! @akins_valerie @ORES_PTO #orecolts youtu.be/eeHWJCXLXvI
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Sending out the morning message with a special ORE Colt! ❤️
Replying to @dcisco23
@dcisco23 @OakRidgeColts #BestMorningMessageEver #WordsOfWisdom #TheresAColtInThePrincipalsHouse Thanks for making Cali’s day! So thankful for your staff going above and beyond, each and everyday, for our children!
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Please check out ORE’s Weekly Newsletter:
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Sending our support to all students and families during this time. Please read our Newsletter. Stay safe and well. nam05.safelinks.protection.o…

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Reading League NC is underway! The mission is to advance awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-based reading instruction. Contact Kris Cox at kris@readws.org if interested in learning more...let’s do this! #literacy @reading_league @readwsorg
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