Teacher

NAME: Mrs. Susan Pirkey

SCHOOL: St. Mark Catholic School

CLASS: 6th/7th/8th Grade Language Arts and 7th/8th Grade Reading

SCHOOL PHONE: 392-0720; email: spirkey@stmarkcatholicschool.org

About The Teacher

My name is Susan Trotter Pirkey.  I am originally from Jacksonville, Florida 
but have lived in Wilmington for 11-1/2 years.  I have a wonderful husband 
named Michael and a bright, funny (Did I mention adorable?) St. Mark first 
grader named Thomas.  

Prior to moving to Wilmington, I attended Loyola College of Maryland where I 
graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 
1984.  After graduation, I moved to Atlanta and worked for 11 years in 
advertising and product development.  

For several years now, I have felt drawn to the teaching profession.  Last 
year I decided to explore this interest by working as a substitute teacher 
in the middle and lower grades at St. Mark.  I found the experience very 
rewarding.  So much so, in fact, that it has inspired me to pursue my 
teacher's certificate.  I hope to work toward this goal as a lateral entry 
candidate at UNCW.

My goal as a teacher is to make learning fun and exciting.  I look forward 
to sharing my life-long love of reading and writing with the students and 
hope to ignite in them the same enthusiasm.  I will encourage creative 
expression, both written and verbal, and foresee many lively discussions in 
our future.

Mission For The Class

Discover yourself through reading.

Express yourself through writing.