About+Us

==Use this page to post information about yourself, anything you might want to share to help us get more familiar with one another. I think a preferred e-mail address would also be great. A picture would be wonderful if you have one handy:)==


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 * Melanie || forbe1mm@cmich.edu melanief616@gmail.com (for chat) ||  || 1-616-485-0819 ||
 * Michaela || jones6ma@cmich.edu ||  || 1-989-277-1324 ||
 * Melissa || mel.hertema@gmail.com (connected to my phone) ||  || 1-989-714-0855 ||
 * Sarah || sallen@casdk12.net (I check this one everyday) ||  || 1-989-240-9364 ||

Melanie -
I am soon to be 54 and I have 3 kids. My daughter is married with one little boy, Ollie, and he is the apple of my eye. I am so fortunate that they live only about 30 minutes away so I can see them often. She teaches Spanish up in Sparta. My middle boy is back home again after having back surgery at age of 22 (I know! How did he mess it up so badly so young?) and will be with me until all this back stuff is settled. My youngest is 18 and he is currently in Marine boot camp in San Diego; the Marines are his passion and I've never seen him as driven to achieve as when he started up with these guys! Here is a picture of Ollie and me in June 2010 -- he is now an adorable toddler. Oh yeah, I teach math at Grand Rapids Community College and I live in Ada.


 * Sarah**

My name is Sarah, and I am a math teacher at Grayling High School in Grayling, MI. I teach Algebra 2 and Pre-Calc, I am also the assistant athletic director, varsity softball coach, class of 2014 advisor and the head of the math department. I have been teaching here for 4 years and I also taught in Seattle, WA for one year after graduating from CMU. I love my job! I live in Grayling with my husband and our two kids. I have a 4 year old boy (Corbin) and a 2 year old girl (Kendra). They make my life busy but entertaining and fun at the same time. In my spare time I enjoy working out, playing slow pitch softball and volleyball. Life has been so busy for the past several weeks, I am looking for it to slow down!