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participate in local, regional, state,
and national competitions. I have
taken students to Corpus Christi
for state and Kentucky for national
competitions, many of whom had
never been out of Lubbock.
There are few jobs today that do
not require computer skills. Many
students are neither athletic nor able
to take advanced academic classes,
but they are smart and creative
and want to express themselves
through design. Graphic Design
offers students a place to shine.
Eventually, LISD decided to move My classes are full to bursting; Technology has opened many doors
all certified teachers out of the labs students are very interested in how for me; it is a joy to pass these skills
and back into the regular classroom to move their art onto a computer. along to young people.
and replace them with teaching Graphic Artists are in great demand.
aides. I was hired by our Central Students learn
Office Technology Department how to manipulate
to assist in that transition. I also photos, create logos,
took classes to earn my technology design layouts,
certification. For some reason, I and develop
also got my technology certification eye-catching
for High School. Again, it was a topography. They
blessing in disguise for another also learn about
surprise turn in the road. marketing. They
compete in art
After ten years at Central Office, the contests against
new superintendent was making traditional art as
cutbacks, so I decided to go back well as graphic
to the elementary classroom. After art. My advanced
a year, I realized I was too old to students are in a
deal with 1st graders. While at student organization
Central Office, I had learned how called SkillsUSA.
to use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator They compete in
and InDesign. In fact, I have never Advertising Design,
stopped learning. I applied to the Prepared Speech,
Byron Martin Advanced Technology Job Interview,
Center to teach Graphic Design. Photography,

I knew the material and had the and more. All
qualifications, but I had never students are
taught high school before. But God required to create
was with me, and I got the job. I resumes and dress
wasn’t sure how I would get along professionally. The
with high school aged students – organization offers
turns out, I love them. Most of them great job-related
are wonderful, talented, and caring. opportunities. We

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