Faculty Spotlight: Mrs. Joanna McCurdy

I teach: high school English II and English I

I've Taught for: This is my 12th year teaching English, 5 years as a middle school ELA teacher and the rest as a high school English teacher. I am also a fourth generation educator, so education has been in my blood and my heart my entire life. This is my first year at STJ and I am loving it!

Hometown: Jasper, Alabama

High school: Walker High School (now known as Jasper High School)

College/Degree: Auburn University; Bachelor's of Science in Secondary English Language Arts Education

Favorite Book: Oh my gosh....there are too many to choose from! Some of my favorites are: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers; anything written by Emily Giffin for light, fun reading; To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee or really anything in Southern Literature

Favorite Movie: Walk the Line and Beauty and the Beast

Favorite Food: sweet potatoes

Married to: My very own Southern gentleman, Sellars McCurdy

Children: Mac (aka Mac Man)....he is in Mrs. Browning and Mrs. Castleberry's Pre-K3 class

Fun Fact: My husband's family has their own breed of horses (the McCurdy horse), but unfortunately, I am deathly allergic to horses, so I have never gotten to ride one, and I cannot be around them :(