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Name: Kari Lyons

Birthday: Sept 13

Grade Teaching/Department: 4th Grade Math

My Family: Husband Michael, Son and Daughter in Love, Dog Bruce

Military: ~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: no

Books/Authors: Freida McFadden, Janet Evanovich

Candy: ~

Coffee order: Vanilla Cream Cold Brew or Black

Collect anything: no

Color: Blue

Dessert: Brownies

Disney Character: Non

Drink: Diet Coke

Flower: Daisy

Hobbies: Journaling, Hiking

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Non

Magazine: Non

Movies: Rom Coms, Hallmark, Comedy

Music: Worship Music

Pets: Yellow Lab – Bruce

Restaurant: Aubrey’s

Season: Fall

Snack: Gardetto’s, Trail Mix

Sonic Drink: Blue Raspberry Slushie

Sports Team: Tennessee Vols and LSU Tigers

Store for yourself: Amazon

Television Show: High Potential

Vacation Spot: The Beach

What do you do to relax: Read or Journal

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Italy

Our classroom could always use more?: Colored Paper

 

Name: Catherine M Hazlerig

Birthday: December 30th

Grade Teaching/Department: 4th Grade/ELA/SS

My Family: Married to my husband and we have 3 grown boys. Tank 2 yrs English L

Military: My son, Hudson, is actively serving in the United States Marine Corps.

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: None

Books/Authors: Kristen Hannah-just started reading her books

Candy: Hershey’s, Reese’s, Snickers, Twix, Twizzlers

Coffee order: Hot vanilla or cafe latte

Collect anything: Anything with being a MoM of a Marine & University of Memphis Tigers

Color: Blue/Gray Go Memphis Tigers! & Scarlet/Gold (USMC)

Dessert: Banana Pudding, Tiramisu, Crumbl (vanilla with icing is my fav but all are yummy)

Disney Character: Jiminy Cricket & Pinocchio

Drink: Bai Cocofusion/coconut flavor, unsweet tea with sweetener or sweet tea, & any Refresher at Swig with regular water

Flower: They are all nice.

Hobbies: Cycling/Spin, working in my flowerbeds, walking with Tank, & watching the visitors at my bird feeder

Holiday: Christmas, Thanksgiving, & Halloween

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: almond, coconut, strawberry, & watermelon

Magazine: Magnolia Home

Movies: E.T., Maverick, Purple Heart, Dumb and Dumber, & Tommy Boy

Music: Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, & lots of others

Pets: Tank-Almost 2 year old English L

Restaurant: Tito’s, Salvo’s, Jersey Mike’s, Viking Pizza, & Chick-fil-a

Season: Summer & Fall

Snack: Almonds, cashews, dried fruits, granola snacks, yogurt covered items

Sonic Drink: Sweet tea or Unsweet tea with sweetener

Sports Team: University of Memphis Tigers & Predators

Store for yourself: Marshalls & Amazon

Television Show: Dateline & King of Queens

Vacation Spot: Beach

What do you do to relax: Sit on my patio, read, and play with Tank

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Wherever my Marine son is located. He has been out of the country for 2 years now.

Our classroom could always use more?: Individually wrapped candy without nuts and cookies (they don’t need to be individually wrapped)

 

Name: Jill Bramble

Birthday: Jan. 15th

Grade teaching for the 2025/2026 school year: 2nd Grade 

My family:~

Military:~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: none

Books/Authors: ~

Candy: ~

Coffee order: Hot chocolate

Color: Pink

Collect anything: I have a habit of going to Ulta.

Dessert: Chocolate chip cookie

Disney Character: None

Drink: Milo’s sweet tea

Flower: Daisy

Hobbies: Shopping

Holiday: Christmas or fall time decorations

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Any

Magazine: ~

Movies: ~

Music: country

Pets: ~

Restaurant: Longhorn, Texas Roadhouse, Chick fil A

Season: Fall

Snack: fruit/plain chips/almonds/ strawberry cheesecake yogurt

Sonic Order: Sweet tea

Sports Teams: UT

Store for yourself: Marshall’s

Television show: none

Vacation spot: any place warm and sunny…

What do you do to relax: Shop at Marshall’s or eat out

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Out west to explore Yellowstone or Glacier National Park.

Our classroom could always use more?: ~

 

Name: Laci Roberts

Birthday: January 24

Grade Teaching/Department: Kindergarten

My Family: My cat, Opie, and my dog, Junie!

Military:

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: None

Books/Authors: Any kind of thriller or contemporary fiction

Candy: Milk Duds

Coffee order: Skinny vanilla latte

Collect anything: Plants

Color: Green and Pink

Dessert: My mom’s strawberry cake

Disney Character:

Drink: Water or unsweet tea

Flower: Hydrangeas

Hobbies: Reading and traveling

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Leather or clean scents

Magazine: BHG

Movies: Anything funny!

Music: Country or Christian

Pets: My cat Opie and my dog Junie B!

Restaurant: Anything Mexican

Season: Fall

Snack: Pretzels

Sonic Drink: Sprite Zero with Peach

Sports Team: Texas Aggies, Dallas Cowboys, and Texas Rangers

Store for yourself: Target

Television Show:

Vacation Spot: Anything in the mountains

What do you do to relax: Read and workout

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Wherever my favorite people are! 🙂

Our classroom could always use more?: Books!

 

Name: Debra Swaim

Birthday: September 29th

Grade Teaching/Department: 3rd Grade

My Family: I have two amazing sons.

Military: ~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: No

Books/Authors: I read books mostly about math.

Candy: Chocolate!

Coffee order: Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino

Collect anything: Nothing. Definitely not ducks! Lol.

Color: Purple

Dessert: Anything with chocolate.

Disney Character: Pocahontas

Drink: Dr. Pepper

Flower: I love them all.

Hobbies: Hiking

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Mahogany Teakwood

Magazine: I do not read a lot of magazines.

Movies: Comedy

Music: I listen to just about everything.

Pets: Cat

Restaurant: I love them all.

Season: Winter

Snack: Healthy Snacks

Sonic Drink: Cherry Limeade

Sports Team: Auburn

Store for yourself: Amazon

Television Show: Comedy shows

Vacation Spot: I love to travel. I love visiting new places.

What do you do to relax: Workout

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Ireland

Our classroom could always use more?: Sticky notes and board games (indoor recess)

Name: Karolyn Marino

Birthday: July 6th

Grade Teaching/ Department for the 25/26 school year: 5th – Social Studies/Science

My family: Paul – Family of 5 

Military:~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: Allergic to gluten, dairy, and peanuts. I don’t care for seafood, mayo, or onions.

Books/Authors: Francine Rivers/Kate DeCamillo

Candy: Dark Chocolate

Coffee order: chai – extra pumps of chai, oat or soy milk. Coffee-flavored and with oat or soy milk

Color: Earth tones or blue

Collect anything: Willow Tree /

Dessert: Anything Gluten and Dairy Free

Disney Character: Winnie the Pooh

Drink: Sweet Tea and Lemonade, light ice

Flower: Yes. 🙂 Any

Hobbies: Camping, Hiking, Traveling

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Rose, subtle, beach

Magazine: Southern Living

Movies:

Music: Jazz, 70s and 80s, Christian Contemporary

Pets: Dogs

Restaurant: Longhorn, Chic-fil-a, Culvers

Season: Spring

Snack: GF/DF cookies/crackers , Fruits

Sonic Drink: Ocean Water – light ice or Strawberry lime or lemonade

Sports Team: MN Vikings or MN Wild

Store for yourself: Belk or Macy’s

Television show: Detective or History dramas

Vacation spot: Anywhere!

What do you do to relax: Home, walk, dinner out, read.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Exploring Europe

Our classroom could always use more?: snacks for those who forgot a snack.

Name: Crystal James

Birthday: May 28th

Grade Teaching/Department: 3rd grade ELA/Social Studies

My Family: Married to my husband and we have two boys. 

Military: Dad is retired Navy

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: Lactose intolerant

Books/Authors: I love to read everything!

Candy: Skittles and Reese’s PB cups

Coffee order: Soy Vanilla Latte

Collect anything: Fun pens; Starbucks mugs from places I visit or my family visits!

Color: Purple

Dessert: Anything lemon!

Disney Character: Mickey and Minnie Mouse

Drink: Poppi Sodas; Water

Flower: Any kind of wildflower

Hobbies: Hiking; Running/Walking; Golf; Reading; Baking; Creating funny pics of my dog in Chat GPT

Holiday: Halloween and Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Vanilla; Teakwood Candles; Nothing very flowery

Magazine: Baking; Hiking

Movies: I like most movies- just not gory ones.

Music: All kinds!

Pets: Bonnie Mae James- Our 5 year old German Shepard

Restaurant: Anywhere as long as it’s with my family.

Season: Fall

Snack: Dots Pretzels; Popcorn

Sonic Drink: Route 44 Ice Water

Sports Team: Nashville Soccer Club; Titans; Vols; Boston Red Sox

Store for yourself: Marshalls; Home Goods; Hobby Lobby

Television Show: Bridgerton

Vacation Spot: Beach and Mountains

What do you do to relax: Hike or go for a walk or bike ride

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Explore Europe with my family

Our classroom could always use more?: Saving up for a new Bluetooth speaker to play music! Otherwise, we have everything we need. 🙂

 

Name: Jenna Dickall

Birthday: October 26th

Grade Teaching/ Department for the 25/26 school year: 2nd grade Math/Science/SS

My family: Married to my husband, and we have two sons. We have two dogs, and an axolotl

Military: N/A

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: No

Books/Authors: Any books in mystery or fantasy genre!

Candy: Peanut M&Ms

Coffee order: Vanilla Sweet cream Cold brew

Color: Teal

Collect anything: No

Dessert: Red Velvet Cake or Brownies

Disney Character: Don’t have a favorite

Drink: Iced coffee

Flower: Lilies

Hobbies: Reading, hiking, running

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Vanilla

Magazine: None

Movies: I like everything!

Music: A little bit of everything

Pets: Two dogs and an axolotl

Restaurant: Chick-fil-A, Longhorn, Jonathan’s

Season: Fall

Snack: BBQ chips

Sonic Drink: Coke

Sports Team: Kansas City Chiefs

Store for yourself: Target

Television show: The Office, Friends

Vacation spot: Chattanooga

What do you do to relax: Read, Take baths

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Any of the national parks, a Europe tour

Our classroom could always use more?: Expo markers, construction paper, eraser caps

 

Name: Donna Lesner-Wood aka Mrs. Wood

Birthday: March 23rd 

Grade Teaching/Department: 2nd ELA

My Family: Family of 4 

Military: n/a

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: n/a

Books/Authors: Self- Improvement, Health & Wellness

Candy: chocolate & peanut butter or sour

Coffee order: n/a

Collect anything: mushrooms, seeds, plants

Color: green

Dessert: key lime or lemon anything

Disney Character: n/a

Drink: h2o

Flower: any wild flower

Hobbies: crafting, gardening, reading, swimming

Holiday: birthdays!

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: anything fresh or patchouli

Magazine: Gardening, Southern Living

Movies: documentaries

Music: country

Pets: Atlas (dog) & 2 PHens (chickens)

Restaurant: Mexican or Italian

Season: summer

Snack: trail mix, berries, nuts, coconut

Sonic Drink: Sonic Blast

Sports Team: Alabama or U of M

Store for yourself: Target, Marshalls, Amazon, TJ Maxx

Television Show: Reality TV

Vacation Spot: anywhere in the US- west, beaches, historic spots

What do you do to relax: swim, garden, craft, decorate

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: US- out West or a beach

Our classroom could always use more?: recess games/toys: magnets, card games, Legos

 

Name: Cylina Meredith

Birthday: March 10th

Grade Teaching/Department for the 25/26 school year: 3rd

My family: Corey and Sarah

Military: no

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: no

Books/Authors: anything in Spanish

Candy: Nerds

Coffee order: Cappuccino

Color: Blue

Collect anything: money

Dessert: Cake

Disney character: Merida

Drink: Water

Flower: Lily

Hobbies: exercise – practicing Spanish

Holiday: Halloween

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: eucalyptus mint

Magazine: nah

Movies: Rom coms

Music: any

Pets: no

Restaurant: el Moquete

Season: fall

Snack: fruit

Sonic Drink: half sweet/half unsweet tea

Sports Team: Cubs

Store for yourself: Target

Television show: nah

Vacation spot: Beach

What do you do to relax: exercise

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Argentina

Our classroom could always use more?: Dry erase markers