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English
English Office: 770.650.4230, ext. 181
Department Chair: Scott Kent
Mission Statement
Full DocumentRecognizing that the study of literature fosters creative and critical thinking abilities, promotes multiculturalism and tolerance in a globalized world, and fosters understanding of cultural, historical, ethical, aesthetic, and linguistic forces that shape our lives, the mission of the English Department is to encourage intellectual independence through the close reading of texts, performing texts, identifying historical and theoretical texts — all strategies of reading that find their parallels in creative, persuasive, expository, descriptive, and technical writing.
Department Website
http://www.chsenglish.orgFaculty
Roxanne Clay
English Teacher
Email: ClayR@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2003
Education
BA English with Secondary Education Minor, West Georgia University
MEd English Education, Georgia State University
Classes Taught
11th Grade Honors American Literature, 12th Grade World Literature
Marilyn Curtis
English Teacher, TAG Teacher
Email: CurtisM@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006
Education
BA English, Florida International University
MAT Education, National-Louis University
Classes Taught
9th Grade Honors Literature and Composition, Writer’s Workshop
Julia Faile
English Teacher
Email: FaileJ@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006
Education
BS English Education, University of Georgia
Classes Taught
9th Grade Literature and Composition, 11th Grade Literature and Composition
Other Responsibilities
Varsity Volleyball Head Coach
Michael Higgins
English Teacher
Email: HigginsM@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006
Education
BS Education, Youngstown State University
Classes Taught
Contemporary Literature, 10th Grade Literature and Composition
Other Responsibilities
Girls’ Track & Field Head Coach, Boys’ Cross Country Assistant Coach
English Teacher
Email: KentS@fultonschools.org
Teacher of the Year 2006
Knight since 1999
Education
BA English, Oglethorpe University
MA English Education, Kennesaw State University
Classes Taught
AP English Language and Composition, 9th Grade Literature and Composition, Yearbook
Other Responsibilities
Department Chair, Yearbook Sponsor
Jordan Kohanim
English Teacher
Email: KohanimJ@fultonschools.org
Teacher of the Year 2009
Knight since 2005
Education
BS English Education, Kennesaw State University
Classes Taught
9th Grade Literature and Composition, Speech and Forensics
Other Responsibilities
Debate Team Sponsor
Lisa Lindgren
English Teacher
Email: Lindgren@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2007
Education
BA English, State University of New York at Stony Brook
MA English, Hofstra University
Classes Taught
10th Grade Honors Literature and Composition, 11th Grade American Literature
Other Responsibilities
Anchor Club Sponsor
Larken McCord
English Teacher
Email: McCordM@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2000
Education
BS English/Secondary Education, Vanderbilt University
MA Women’s Studies, Georgia State University
Classes Taught
AP Literature and Composition, Introduction to Journalism, The Accolade (school newspaper)
Other Responsibilities
The Accolade (school newspaper) Sponsor
Ellen O'Connor
English Teacher
Email: OConnorE@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2007
Education
BA English Literature, University of Georgia
MEd English Education, Georgia State University
Classes Taught
10th Grade Literature and Composition, 11th Grade American Literature and Composition
Other Responsibilities
Debate Team Co-Sponsor
Amanda Otto
English Teacher
Email: OttoA@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008
Education
BA English Education, Purdue University
MEd Adolescent Education, Kennesaw State University
Classes Taught
9th Grade Literature and Composition, 10th Grade Literature and Composition
Cathy Rumfelt
English Teacher
Email: RumfeltC@fultonschools.org
Teacher of the Year 2007
Knight since 2000
Education
BSEd English Education, University of Georgia
MA English, Georgia State University
Classes Taught
AP English Language and Composition, 9th Grade Literature and Composition, Avalon (Literary Magazine)
Other Responsibilities
Anchor Club Sponsor, Avalon Sponsor, Girls’ Cross Country Head Coach
Kay Sand
English Teacher
Email: SandK@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2008
Education
BA Adolescent English Education, Miami University
BA Creative Writing, Miami University
Classes Taught
9th Grade Literature and Composition, 11th Grade American Literature and Composition
Janet Siwy
English Teacher, TAG Teacher
Email: SiwyJ@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006
Education
BA Education, University of Florida
MEd English Education, University of Florida
Classes Taught
AP Literature and Composition
Other Responsibilities
National Honor Society Sponsor
Martha Smith
English Teacher
Email: SmithMJ@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2006
Education
BA English/Communication, Florida State University
MEd English Education, Georgia State University
Classes Taught
World Literature, American Literature Honors
Adam Wildstein
English Teacher
Email: Wildstein@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2002
Education
BA English, Emory University
MA English Education, Georgia State University
Classes Taught
10th Grade Honors Literature, 11th Grade American Literature, Go GREEN! Seminar
Leslie Wolfe-Cundiff
English Teacher
Email: Cundiff@fultonschools.org
Knight since 2007
Education
BS Communications and Journalism, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
MAPW, Kennesaw State University
MAT English Education, Kennesaw State University
Classes Taught
9th Grade Literature and Composition, 12th Grade British Literature
Other Responsibilities
Fencing Club Sponsor