KINDERGARTEN
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS
Katie Durham (kbranch2@rvaschools.net) - This will be Mrs. Durham's third year teaching kindergarten at PHSSA! Before teaching at PHSSA she taught preschool at Reveille Weekday School. She received a B.A. in environmental education-ecology and biodiversity from The University of the South- Sewanee, TN. She received her masters in the art of teaching from Mary Baldwin College. Mrs. Durham is from Richmond and loves being back in her home town. She loves to travel, cook and garden.
Emily Evans (eevans4@rvaschools.net)-- Mrs. Evans joins our 4th-grade team with over 20 years of teaching experience. Most recently she was an Environmental Educator at Maymont’s Nature Center. Prior to that she taught Gifted Ed to third and fourth grade students in Durham, North Carolina. Mrs. Evans is happy to be back in the classroom and eager to meet the entire Patrick Henry community!
Chelsea George (cgeorge@rvaschools.net) -- This will be Ms. George's fourth year at PHSSA! Her second year teaching was last year, here in kindergarten at PHSSA. She received a BS degree with minors in elementary education and music from James Madison University in 2013 and went on to obtain a Masters in the Art of Teaching the very next May, also from James Madison University. Ms. George is enjoying getting to know her new city - Richmond, and likes to explore all facets of Richmond, from food festivals, to parks, to farmers' markets. To visit Ms. George's class page, click here.
Heather Shrader (hshrader@rvaschools.net) -- Ms. Shrader is in her third year at PHSSA. She loves being a part of the Patrick Henry community. Ms. Shrader grew up in Roanoke, which is in southwest Virginia and received her BS from Radford University and her teaching license from Mary Baldwin College. Now she lives in the Glen Allen area of Henrico with her brother, sister-in-law, and her nephew, Trey.