MARGIE SMITH
OLIVER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
ENGLISH I & ENGLISH III / SOPHOMORE CLASS SPONSOR
865-435-7216
THIS WILL BE MARGIE SMITH'S FOURTH YEAR AT OSHS. SHE PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT
8TH GRADE ENGLISH AT BEARDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL; FRESHMAN COMPOSITION AT ROANE
STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE; FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE, AND JUNIOR ENGLISH AT FARRAGUT
HIGH SCHOOL;AND 5TH GRADE AT MT. JULIET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.
SHE GRADUATED FROM MT. JULIET HIGH SCHOOL, MT. JULIET, TN; CUMBERLAND
COLLEGE, LEBANON, TN, WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS; CARSON NEWMAN COLLEGE,
JEFFERSON CITY, TN, WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RELIGION AND ENGLISH
EDUCATION; AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, WITH A MASTER OF ARTS
IN ENGLISH.
MS. SMITH ENJOYS CREATIVE WRITING. SHE FREQUENTLY ATTENDS THE ANNUAL
TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN WRITERS' CONFERENCE IN THE SPRING. SHE ENCOURAGES HER
STUDENTS TO SUBMIT THEIR CREATIVE WRITING TO THE STUDENT WRITING CONTEST THAT
IS PART OF THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN WRITING CONFERENCE.
HER OTHER HOBBIES INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHY, SUPPORTING THE OSHS BAND (HER
DAUGHTERS ARE IN THE BAND), SUPPORTING THE OSHS GIRLS' SOCCER TEAM (HER
DAUGHTER IS ON THE TEAM), ATTENDING DANCE AND PIANO RECITALS (TO WATCH HER
DAUGHTERS PERFORM), AND COLLECTING AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS.
STUDENTS WILL
1. DEVELOP AS WRITERS
2. APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND LITERATURE
3. MASTER GRAMMAR SKILLS
4. ENJOY ENGLISH!!!