Who am I ?
Bonjour à tous !
My name is Christy Shinnick and I am beginning my 19th year at Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts in the suburbs of Baltimore, MD. Even though this is my 19th year of teaching, this is my 4th year teaching French, as I taught English for 15 years. I am originally from West Virginia, but I've lived in Towson, Maryland, for almost 20 years. I went to college at Shepherd College where I studied Political Science and English. I went to graduate school at Towson University where I received my teaching certification. I taught English to all grades and levels at Patapsco. Then I wanted something different ! I began to learn French in my free time and became certified to teach French. It was scary, but I overcame my fears and achieved a life-long dream of mine. I can't believe that they pay me to speak French all day and show my students that dreams do come true ! I have one daughter who started her first year of middle school. She is doing great. She swims year-round for NBAC. We have one basset hound named Stanley. They are my world. I love watching hockey (Go HABS!) and college football (Go Mountaineers !) and of course I love to travel. For the summer of 2017, I spent two weeks in Taiwan visiting a friend and then two weeks in Europe for our family vacation (Paris and Amsterdam). |
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