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Catia Gilpin: A Lifelong Learner and Passionate Teacher

Catia Gilpin: A Lifelong Learner and Passionate Teacher

An Interview with Recently Retired WINGS teacher, Catia Gilpin By Elana Hadi While I attended WINGS, I was fortunate to have Mrs. Catia Gilpin for three major units.  Mrs. Gilpin is a passionate teacher who loves curiosity and looking at things from creative and...

Carolyn Hurd: Retirement Awaits

Written by Shannon Carlson, 2018-19 PAGE president. Interview conducted by Alexis Carlson, 3rd grade daughter at WINGS. Mrs. Carolyn Hurd, a prized second grade teacher at WINGS, is casting her eyes on the finish line of her career. Recently, she took a few moments to...

Teacher Spotlight: Gina Wyckoff

by Sheila Roark Wright Sheila Roark Wright is the parent of a 7th grade student in the gifted program.  Mrs. Wright is grateful that her daughter has the opportunity to study with the amazing teachers in the gifted education program. Trying to describe the many...

Teacher Spotlight: Lindsey Gathright

By: Emily Aderhold In first grade, LIndsey Gathright responded to a school assignment that, “When I grow up, I want to be a teacher.” She now teaches first grade at WINGS, proving that sometimes dreams do come true. Gathright grew up in Lake of the Ozarks, and...

Teacher Spotlight: Paula Thompson

By: Emily Ader-Hold With a Ph.D. in Theatre History and Theory, a seed no doubt inspired by her high school theatre teacher, Paula Thompson understands the arc of a story. When asked what brings her joy working with gifted children, Dr. Thompson remarked on student...

Teacher Spotlight: Paula Pursley

A Passion for Learning and Teaching By: Elana Hadi and Hannah Young (Edited by Katie Su) Storytelling, universal values and a passion for teaching and reaching. Paula Pursley grew up in Warrensburg, Missouri. She completed her primary, high school, and college...

Tim Mills (bio)

I am the Librarian at the Phelps Center for Gifted Education.  This is my sixth year at WINGS and with Springfield Public Schools.   I have enjoyed being the Librarian and a Teacher here at Phelps. I am originally from the small town of Seneca Missouri.  I received my...

Teacher Spotlight: Toni Aldridge

Toni Aldridge is a third-grade teacher at Phelps School.  She teaches thinking skills and affective education and her major unit classes include students in grades 3 through 5. She grew up in Carthage, Missouri where she has fond memories of the Jasper County Fair,...

Teacher Spotlight: Meredith Burstin

Meredith Burstin started her college education at the University of Missouri in Columbia and wasn’t sure what she wanted to be when she grew up. She got a job at an after school program and it felt like a natural fit. In 2004, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in...

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