About+Ms.Cross



**Welcome!**

**Thanks for stopping b y to check out my Wikipage! I am excited and honored to be part of the teaching faculty here at **

** Tucker Creek Middle School! I moved to Havelock from Emerald Isle in July 2011 after accepting this teaching position. **

**Before coming to TCMS, I worked at Swansboro Middle School as a Media Assistant and Support Teacher for Math &**

**Science. Prior** **to that I taught** **high school Earth Science in Suffolk,VA.**

**Where Am I Originally From?:** I an originally from a small rural town in West Tennesssee, located about 2 hrs SE of Memphis,TN. and 3 hrs SW of Nashville,TN. I am one of 5 children. I grew up on a small farm where my family grew our own vegetables,and raised much of our own livestock. As a child, I could often be found outside exploring : playing by the pond, climbing trees, building treehouses, catching insects and/or small critters for observations. Additionally, I enjoyed digging in the clay banks trying to find fossils and/or other interesting things. I also always enjoyed playing softball & basketball,both in school and with the local rec teams. I was an active 4-H member(middle & high school), and in the French Club, the Beta Club, and the Art Club during my high school years. I was also in the marching band during high school (played trumpet!).

**Education & Work Experience:** I have a Bachelors of Science degree in Geology with a minor in Public Health Professions from Old Dominion University (Go Monarchs!) I also have a couple of associate degrees in Art & Science. Additionally, I am only a few classes away from my Masters in Education from Regent Univesity. My prior careers include: Environmental Health Specialist with the Virginia Department of Public Health’s Soil and Wastewater Division, Geologic Intern with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, working as an independent contract Medical Assistant and being an active duty Hospital Corpsman in the U.S. Navy. (I joined the military right after high school. It was a great experience! It made me more culturally and globally aware, and it gave me much needed money for college!)