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  • Lakeside Middle School's Learner Profile seeks to create a clear path to success for all students. We strive to support this vision through our English/Language Arts Curriculum. Through reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language instruction, we encourage our students to seek knowledge and understanding and to pursue continuous learning.  Our instruction is designed to help students learn to read independently and think critically as they reflect on and adapt to an ever-changing world.  We also want to prepare our students for the future by teaching them the communication skills necessary to engage and compete in a global environment.   

    English/Language Arts (ELA) teachers maintain an expectation that all students will read novels of their choice outside of school as well as any in-class novels assigned during the school year.

    Language Arts Literacy Classes are designed to help our students become critical readers, effective writers, efficient users of resource materials, and confident speakers.
     
    Academic Language Arts Enrichment is designed to help students learn how to learn with the goal of creating independent learners.  To accomplish this goal, this course will cover a variety of learning strategies developed and validated through research at The University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning. This course strives to make real-world connections through various activities and projects throughout the year while supporting many of the English Language Arts standards. This course also focuses on organization and time management skills to prepare students for the future. 

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Valerie Anders

Room: 3012 

Email: f35864@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Valerie graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Fine & Professional Arts. She has worked in Forsyth County Schools for 5 years, and her hobbies include spending time with family, traveling and watching sports!

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Miranda Burnell

Room: 2204

Email: f38131@forsyth.k12.ga.us

My name is Miranda Burnell and I have taught 8th grade ELA at Lakeside for the past four years. I am a graduate of Forsyth County Schools and am grateful to pour back into the community that shaped me. I graduated from the University of North Georgia with a degree in Middle Grades Education and am currently pursuing my Master's Degree in Middle Grades English Language Arts from Piedmont University. I am an avid supporter of the arts and work with the Lakeside Thespians as a co-director. I'm looking forward to another wonderful year at Lakeside!

 

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Quinten Foster

Room: 2203

Email: qfoster@forsyth.k12.ga.us

My name is Quinten Foster. This is 5th year at Lakeside. I began my teaching career as an assistant teacher in the specialized instruction classroom in 2018. Since then I have taught IRR 6th, 7th and 8th Grade ELA and ACA within our special education department. The thrill of teaching for me is seeing the everyday growth in the children that I teach; this is the most gratifying feeling. Outside of teaching I coach the 7th and 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team.

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Hannah Kistler

Room: 2245

Email: f30861@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Mrs. Hannah Harrison Kistler is in her 10th year of teaching in Forsyth County. She has taught 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade ELA. She was born and raised in Forsyth County and graduated from the University of Georgia. Go Dawgs! She has a bachelor’s degree in English Education and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Charles, and their dogs, Hank and Tucker.  

 

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Susan O'Malley

Room: 2240

Email: somalley@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Mrs. Susan O’Malley is currently in her 27th year in education, 20th year in Forsyth County (previously at Big Creek Elementary and Sharon Elementary). She has previously taught 5th grade and served as a gifted program teacher for grades 1-5.  She graduated from Kent State University with her B.S. in Education (K-8 ), with a concentration in English.  Mrs. O’Malley relocated to Georgia after beginning her teaching career in Miamisburg, Ohio. In 2009, she obtained her Masters degree in Educational Leadership from Kennesaw State University. In addition, she has her Gifted Education Endorsement and enjoys the challenges of working with gifted and talented students.  Mrs. O’Malley’s adult children, Christian (25) and Courtney (22) are proud graduates of Forsyth County schools (SFHS).  Christian is currently a substitute in FCS, while Courtney, a college soccer player, is a graduate student at Springfield College, Massachusetts.  She and her husband of 31 years, Jack, recently moved closer to Lake Lanier in Gainseville, Georgia and enjoy all things “lake life.” 

 

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Sara Young

Room: 3006

Email: f38516@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Mrs. Young teaches 6th grade Social Studies, 7th grade Enrichment, and 8th grade ELA. She graduated from the University of North Georgia with a bachelors in Middles Grades Education with focuses on ELA and Social Studies. This is Mrs. Young’s second career; she was an accountant for 12 years. In her free time, you can catch Mrs. Young reading a good book, shopping for Christmas decorations (year-round), or spending time with her family. 

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