I am Rosemary Parker, and I am thrilled to be one of your teachers this year. I am so excited about being in a team room and working with Mrs. Pipak in one great big room. We can plan and do so much more this way. This is my 23rd year to teach here in Hallsville. I graduated from Hallsville, and I am thrilled to be back here teaching. This is my opportunity to give back to this community what I was given. I have 1 sister, and 3 awesome nieces who are the joy of my life. My 3 year old great-niece, Olivia, is the icing on the cake, too! I have a great nephew on the way. He'll be born in December. I have 13 cats –all rescued from untimely deaths. Zoey, a very special kitty, has extra toes on both of her front feet, and she came to me in a backpack by a student 7 years ago!! I joke with people that I have cats from A to Z because I have a cutie named Abbie and a sweetie named Zoey---and many in between. I truly believe that I am called to teach, and my goal is to meet every child at the point of their own need – physically, emotionally, socially, and academically. Together, Mrs. Pipak and I will work hard to create life-long learners and give our students a blueprint for success.