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resources, teacher-trailllng workshops career awareness !nfi rntanon and pro!essional ~lDpment for administrators. teachers counselors and career center managers. In addition, e has conducted math tram.ing and given mom·ational speeches schools throughout ~fis.sissippt and at national con– fa:ences Her dunes m the classroom inci!Kle teaching intermediate c..o ra. college algebra. and nrt1oh1P1m solving with real num- What has she liked most about her job? "The best thing about my job been the opportunity to a superb working relation– With r.he ECCC staff as well , with the administra·ors. tt2:b

willllllSSlhe close camaraderie that I have sha.'"ed with the staff in the career and Technical Division as well as the many staff m• mbers and instructors on campus," she added. Prior to joining the ECCC staff, Arnis served 10 years as a math instructor at Lake Attendance Center. She left teaching for five-and-a– half years to assist her husband, Robert, with their farming oper– ation, which included cattle and eight broiler houses. Amis later returned to Lake and taught math for 12 1 2 years. She also sponsored the year– book, Beta Club and cheerlead– ingsquad. During her tenure at Lake, she was selected STARTeacher eight times. In reflecting on her career, Amis said she was inspired to enter the field of education by several of her elementary and high school teachers: "From Mrs. Lila Brown (sec– ond grade teacher), I learned the benefits of peer teaching; from Mrs. Pittman (fifth grade teacher), I learned the worth of common dominators; and from

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people, sue::: ~ nursmg.'· When " 1.5 not ·'multi-task– ing'' at EC Amis said she likes to work m her vard, and read and stud\ :..e Btble. She also teaches Sur.dav school and has conducted :nunerous Bible study groups at her church, Reid Chapel Church of God Amis said leaving EC will be difficult. as thP Co s ·~ a graduate c:l East Oentral Community College. I value the education and exper iences o!:linl>fi rlnrino m v "n11Pf70 t'hu<>