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=About Mrs. Dwyer = =﻿ = Lesley Dwyer is a graduate of East Carolina University. She has a Bachelors of Science degree in middle grades education with concentrations in mathematics and science. Her goal is to pursue a Master’s Degree as well as become a Nationally Board Certified teacher. Mrs. Dwyer is married to husband, Kevin with whom she has two wonderful boys, Daniel and Zach. She is a native of Bath, North Carolina and currently lives in Greenville. Mrs. Dwyer is an accomplished and dedicated teacher. She has been teaching at G.R. Whitfield for several years and during that time has served in many capacities. In the classroom, she has experience working with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and has been our school’s Pre-Algebra teacher since her arrival on our campus four years ago. Mrs. Dwyer has served at a faculty sponsor for MathCounts, a national enrichment club and competition program for middle school students at our school. In addition, she has performed the duty of assistant coach for our soccer team for a number of years. Mrs. Dwyer is a life-long learner and constantly strives to find ways to improve her classroom, the school, and community. This can be seen through her willingness to attempt new and different ways to approach the teaching of her students, presenting workshops to other teachers, and facilitating a recycling program in our school. It is clear that Mrs. Dwyer strives for excellence and is a vital part of the success at G.R. Whitfield.

About Mrs. Thompson
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Karen Thompson is a graduate of East Carolina University. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Middle Grades Education with concentrations in Language Art and Social Studies and a Master's Degree in Middle Grades Language Arts. Her professional goals include becoming a Nationally Board Certified teacher. She is married to husband, Sean and has one beautiful daughter named Callie. Mrs. Thompson is honored to come from a military family and has had the privledge of living in many different places including Okinawa, Japan. In 1995, she graduated from Chardon High School in Ohio and setted with her family in eastern North Carolina.

Mrs. Thompson is an accomplished Language Arts teacher and has consistently had her students show high growth in reading. She spends much of her spare time learning new ways to engage those she teaches and motivate them to become better readers and writers.

At G.R. Whitfield, Mrs. Thompson is a remarkable leader for the teachers. She currently is the middle school representative for the School Improvement Team and the Middle School Chair. As a dedicated educator, she works deligently to make sure our middle school is motivated and always doing what is best for our students. Always a team player, she works very hard to come up with creative ideas to make our students have the best middle school experience.

Mrs. Thompson is loved and respected by her current and past students. This truly is her greatest teaching tool and what makes her an excellent teacher.

Our Motto

The Student Is... The most important person in the school <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Without students, there would be no need for this institution. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Not a cold enrollment statistic, but a flesh and blood human being with feelings like our own. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Not someone to be tolerated so that we cand do our own thing,

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">THEY ARE OUR THING!

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Not dependent on us, rather, we are dependent on them. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Not an interruption of our work, but the purpose of it. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">We are not doing them a favor by serving them. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">They are doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so.