LITTLE ROCK — My name is: Andrea Ricketts I teach PE for kindergarten through fifth grade. I am a native of: Pea Ridge, Ark. I have been a teacher for 24 years. I have been a teacher in Pea Ridge for 24 years. Something interesting about me is: I have two dogs, lots of cats, eight horses, two children and three grandchildren.
My name is: April Smith I teach music for kindergarten through fifth grade. I am a native of: Little Rock, Ark. I have been a teacher for 5 years. I have been a teacher in Pea Ridge for 5 years. Something interesting about me is: I love to cook, love Starbucks, and I play the flute in my church orchestra at First Baptist Church, Rogers.
My name is: Amanda Coco I teach all grades. I am a native of: Arkansas. I have been a teacher for 2 years. I have been a teacher in Pea Ridge for 2 years. Something interesting about me is: I love to spend time at home with my husband, our cat and our dog. My name is: Courtney Powell I teach all grades. I am a native of: Carlisle, Ark. I have been a teacher for 2 years. I have been a teacher in Pea Ridge for 2 years. Something interesting about me is: I like spending time with my husband and two little boys.
My name is: Rebecca Allen I teach media. I am a native of: Poplar Bluff, Mo. I have been a teacher for 6 years. I have been a teacher in Pea Ridge for 2 years. Something interesting about me is: I enjoy spending time with my two sons and two Alaskan Malamute dogs.
My name is: John McGee I teach art. I am a native of: Monett, Mo. I have been a teacher for 32 years. I have been a teacher in Pea Ridge for 13 years. Something interesting about me is: My mother was a Wesley, a descendent of Charles Wesley (Methodist Church founder and hymn writer) whose sons came to America to be Indian missionaries (Cherokee in Ken., Tenn. and N.C.). My great-great-grandfather McGee and his family came to America after the British took their land in Northern Ireland. My grandpa Mcgee was born in 1888 in Texas.
School, Pages 8 on 09/16/2009