Greetings!  Welcome to the 2019-2020  school year.   I am a 48-year-old English teacher entering my 27th year of teaching high school English in Aiken County.  Helping students understand literature and deepen their knowledge of the world makes me happy.  Also, getting students to accomplish things that they did not believe that they could is what makes the stressful days and nights all worthwhile.  Without a doubt, I enjoy seeing students learning and progressing towards fruitful careers much more than I enjoy reading and writing.