HOLLIDAY ISD

1980 – Balboa DOD High School, Balboa, PANAMA

1983 – Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee Oklahoma

Bachelor of Arts  in Elementary Education with Minors in Spanish and Music Education

Certified to teach K-8 all subjects, Spanish and ESL

This is my 36^th year to teach!  I have taught 1^st, 3^rd grade, and 5^th grade, small group reading classes, ESL, high school GED readiness, and now am entering my 17^th year at holliday High School teaching Spanish 2 and 3.  I love what I do!

I began my teaching carreer in 1984. Before moving to Holliday in 1997, I taught 3^rd grade at Bedford Heights Elementary School in Bedford, Texas for 4 years, 3^rd grade for 4 years at Central Elementary School in Stephenville, Texas, In-School GED at Pleasanton High School in Pleasanton, Texas for 1 year, then 2 years of 1^st grade in Charlotte, Texas.

I just completed the 25^th year as a teacher at Holliday ISD.  I began here by teaching 5^th grade before moving to Reading Improvement and ESL classes. I taught 1^st grade at Holliday Elementary School for several years.  In 2005, I joined the HHS staff as the Spanish 2 and 3 teacher.  I absolutely love teaching Spanish and am passionate about it.  

My family is very important to me.  I married Darryl Sewell in 1984 and we have 2 children: Ashley Stirling who is married to Mark Stirling and lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and Gunnar Sewell who lives in Tulsa, OK with his wife Sabra Sewell and their 3 young daughters Elora, Leighton, and Josie. Ashley graduated from Holliday High School where she was involved in the band and served as section leader of the pit and Band Chaplain. Gunnar was involved mostly in sports, playing football, basketball, and running track.  Even though we are separated by distance, we are a close-knit family and thoroughly enjoy the time we spend together both in person and on FaceTime!