Jessica Harden, Charger Staff
Changes! Changes! Changes! There have been many changes at Cookeville High
School in the past year. Many new teachers have been added to this year’s
staff. There are new teachers in almost every department. Ben Stites, Jed Douglas,
Gavin Moore, Jamie Gillies, Tricia Frasier, Patricia York, Emily Fiveash, Neal
Ellis, Kellie Fitzpatrick, Becky Payne, Ronald Hunt, Renee Farmer, Summer Wilson,
Sheila Wakefield, Colonel Uzelac, Amy Bray, Alice Brown, and Assistant Principal
Sharon Griggs were added to the faculty. The following is just a little bit
of information about some of the teachers up above.
Kellie Fitzpatrick taught seventh grade for a year and a half and was looking
for a change. Fitzpatrick thinks that Cookeville High School has a great deal
to offer to both students and teachers. When she is not teaching, she is spending
time with her husband, John, and her four-year-old daughter, Stevie. Fitzpatrick
has the most terrific group of sophomore English students. She is a very entergetic
and outgoing person. One thing that Fitzpatrick does not like about the high
school is the traffic. If she does not get to school before the students start
arriving or leaving, it takes her around thirty minutes to get in and out of
the teacher’s parking lot.
Ben Stites is originally from Cookeville and he is teaching here because the
high school offered him everything that he was looking for in a job. He describes
himself as a dedicated teacher and coach. Stites is a Christian. He loves the
computer labs because they make learning and teaching more interesting to him.
Stites really enjoys working with both students and teachers. His least favorite
part about Cookeville High School is Coach Chaffin. Stites says, “He has
not been helpful and I would like a new mentor.” He was just joking.
Summer Wilson is an easy-going type of person. She chose to teach at Cookeville
High School because she completed some of her student teaching here. Wilson’s
hobbies include playing the piano, shopping, and “attempting” to play
golf. She really enjoys life. Her favorite part about Cookeville High School
is everyone including the faculty and staff. Her least favorite thing about
Cookeville High School is the first fifteen minutes of lunch. Kellie says, “The
cafeteria is so crowded, you can’t move.”
Ronald Hunt is a dedicated teacher and coach. He is looking forward to this
year’s baseball season. Hunt is hoping to have both a good team and games.
Becky Payne just transfered from Avery Trace as an eigth grade English teacher.
Payne is now teaching 9th and 10th grade English. She defines herself primarily
in terms of her relationship to others. She is the wife to Paul Payne and mother
to Bryan and Allison Payne. She is also a daughter, sister, and a friend to
several wonderful people. Payne’s favorite part about Cookeville High School
is the help of other teachers. She does not like the speed bumps because she
is always in a hurry when driving in and out of the parking lots.
Emily Fiveash considers herself to be quiet and often unassuming. She believes
in what is right in every situation. Fiveash came to Cookeville High School
looking for a head baseball coach position. Fiveash spent a lot of time in prayer
after turning down two other positions. She felt that Cookeville High School
was in God’s plans for her family. She is amazed by the kindness and excellence
of our school. She does not enjoy that the school gets her lost sometimes.
Amy Bray is a laid-back type of person. She is teaching at Cookeville High
School because her daughter attends school in Putnam County and her husband
teaches here at Cookeville High School. She wants her family to be on the same
schedule. Bray’s least favorite part about the high school is not being
able to become familiar with her surroundings. She loves the faculty and students
here at Cookeville High School.
Renee Farmer chose to teach here because it is close to her home. Farmer loves
the facility and the building. Farmer says, “ Faculty members have been
very helpful and friendly.”
Jed Douglas chose to teach here because he was impressed by the facilities
and the building. Douglas describes himself as a lover of both chocolate and
fishing. His favorite part about the high school is the friendliness of the
students, faculty, and staff.
We welcome all new faculty members and hope they have a wonderful year!
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Article prepared for web by Steven Linger 6-Sept-2002