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By Jan LaValley
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The new school year is about to begin and the new teachers are ready. Among those taking a tour of the elementary school last week were some familiar faces.
Laurie Marshall, wellknown local artist and thespian and the teacher for the artist-in-residence program in the county’s schools for the last 10 years, will be teaching part time at Rappahannock High School as the art teacher. “Children’s art helps our world,” she said. “They really have important work to do — that’s my belief.”
Jennifer Jenkins, a 1990 RCHS graduate, has been working at the school board office for the last three years as special education secretary while working on her master’s degree in special education. She has been hired full time to teach special education at RCES. “I didn’t think it would ever happen. Working and going to school takes a long time. I’m ecstatic to be teaching here,” she said.
Echoing her comments was Jennifer Deal, a 1993 RCHS graduate. Deal has returned home to teach kindergarten at RCES. She graduated James Madison University and finished student teaching in December 1997. She taught fifth grade Title 1 during the last school year.
Cindy Simpson, who attended Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg and is from Culpeper, worked as an aide at RCES before landing the job as fourth grade teacher this year.
New to the area is math teacher Anthony Conti who will be teaching at RCHS. Conti is a recent graduate of Gannon University in Erie, Pa. and is relocating to Rappahannock.
Also new to the county, but not the area, is Nancy Keller of New Market. Hired as the new primary speech and lan
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