New teachers at North Daviess
Aug 16, 2017 | School News |
Tina Granier, Coffey, will teach fifth and sixth grades. Born in Gardener, Kan., Ms. Granier was raised in Independence. She graduated from Van Horn High School in Independence. She received an associate of arts degree at North Central Missouri College at Trenton and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies K-8 at Western Governs University in Salt Lake City, Utah. She student taught at Pattonsburg. Her husband Steve owns Energy Savers Construction, Cajun Taxidermy and he farms. Their children are Jensen, 27, Brooke, 24, and Hunter, 21.
Tad Shotten, 25, Bethany, will teach physical education and health for kindergarten through 12th grade. Mr. Shotten was born and raised in Bloomfield, Iowa, and graduated from high school at Schuyler County. He attended Northwest Missouri State University at Maryville, where he received a bachelor of science in education. He student taught at West Nodaway. He was head varsity basketball coach at West Nodaway and has two years experience with the YMCA.
Marjorie Blackburn, 52, Gallatin, will serve as cook at North Daviess R-3. Ms. Blackburn was born and raised in Daviess County and attended high school at Tri-County R-7. She previously worked at MFA Oil.
Kelly Hightree will serve as principal at North Daviess. Mrs. Hightree has been a resident of Jameson for 29 years. She was born and raised in Pattonsburg and graduated from high school there. She received her degree in art education from Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph. She taught at Gallatin as a student teacher and then at Breckenridge for four years. She was at Pattonsburg for one year when she filled in for the art teacher who was on a sabbatical. Mrs. Hightree then spent the next 16 years teaching at the Gilman City School District. She obtained her master’s degree in school administration from Williams Woods University in 2014 during that time. She and her husband, John, have two children, Ryleigh, 21, and Morgan, 20.
Picture: New teachers at North Daviess are pictured, left to right, Tina Granier, Tad Shotten, Marjorie Blackburn and Kelly Hightree.
