The Real Me

Cheraw is a small town about 90 miles northwest of Myrtle Beach. It is the hometown of Dizzy Gillespie and me. After graduating from high school, I attended Winthrop College (now Winthrop University)with a major in Secondary English and a minor in sociology. I started teaching in 1980 after substituting for three days. I taught 8th grade English at Long Jr. High School for about 6 years and then taught Developmental Studies at what is now Northwestern Technical College. After returning to the junior high for several years, my family moved to the beach.
On a Friday before school was to begin on Monday, I was interviewed to work at Pleasant Hill High School in Georgetown county. After six years of teaching high school English and video productions, I moved to Socastee High School. I have taught all levels of English except IB and AP along with newspaper production and Journalism I.