Dickson County Schools Closed
Due to continued extreme temperatures, the Dickson County School System will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd.

Oakmont Elementary and Stuart Burns Elementary snow cares will be open 6:00 am through 6:00 pm.
 
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Stephanie Gooch
Stephanie Gooch
TN All Corps Tutors
Born in: Charlotte, North Carolina
College attended: Lipscomb University
Started teaching in: 1993
Favorite thing about my job: Watching my students grow and glow
3 things I love: family, yoga, coffee
Favorite quote: Let everything you do be done in love
Alison Hamacher
Reading Interventionist
Name: Alison Hamacher
Born in: Green Bay, WI
College attended: Northern Michigan University - Bachelor's Degree; Viterbo University - Master's Degree in Reading
Started teaching in: 2001. 
Favorite thing about my job: Watching students grow and gain confidence.
3 things I love: My family - husband, Wade and daughters, Rowyn and Bryn; Hobbies - Reading and working out
Favorite quote: β€œTo be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

 
Carolyn Hickerson
Carolyn Hickerson
Reading Interventionist
Name Carolyn Hickerson
Born in: Plymouth, NH
College attended: Berry College Bachelors in Elementary Education
Trevecca University Masters Reading Specialist
Started teaching in: 1997.
 Favorite thing about my job: The best thing about my job is helping students become amazing readers!!
 3 things I love: Family time, reading, and gardening.
 Favorite quote: “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” Margaret Fuller

 
John Holland
John Holland
TN All Corps Tutors

The kids call me: Mr. Holland

Grades I've taught: 1st, 4th

My favorite thing about teaching: Helping students reach their potential.

Favorite Quote: "You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones." - Dale Earnhardt



Amy Mryncza
Amy Mryncza
Reading Interventionist
Born in: Kansas City, Missouri
College attended: Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: My students are amazing and I love watching them grow.
3 things I love: My family, traveling, and reading.
Favorite quote: Once you learn how to read, you can learn anything.

 
Misty Reed
Special Education Interventionist
Name: Misty Reed
Born in: Gary, Indiana
College attended: Middle Tennessee State University and Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2014. 
Favorite thing about my job: My favorite thing is helping students learn to believe in themselves and acquire confidence.
3 things I love: I love decorating, shopping, and my family.
Favorite quote: “Believe you can and you're halfway there.” Theodore Roosevelt

 
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