ABOUT MRS. PAYTON

I wasn't born in Kansas, but I've lived here for almost 40 years and I am a fourth generation Kansas educator.  I attended Labette Community College and Kansas State University, graduated from Emporia State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education, and earned my Master's of Education degree from Friends University.

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I have 28 years of teaching experience. Since 2000, I have been a proud member of the LHS English department. In addition to teaching the gamut of ELA courses (ENG 100, ENG 200, PreAP, ENG 400, and AP Literature), I have served as the ELA Department Chairperson, represented on the District and Building Leadership Teams, performed as the LEO Club adviser for 10 years, and served on the Grade 10 ELA Kansas Assessment Review team. I hold a TEDx license and was the organizer and curator for our two TEDxYouth@Louisburg events in 2016 and 2017.

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My wonderful husband, John, is retired from the U. S. Air Force and from serving 8 years on our USD 416 School Board. We have four children, three of whom graduated from our Louisburg school district, and are so proud of their endeavors: daughter Olivia, a 2023 graduate, now attends Johnson County Community College; daughter Kira, a 2020 graduate, attends UMKC, majoring in Business; son Evan, class of 2017, now works in the commercial audio-visual system industry; and son Ethan, a graduate of University of Kansas, is a case manager in the Kansas City area.

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I enjoy traveling (we recently traveled to Barcelona, Rome, and Paros, Greece), cooking, gardening, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

 

Fun Fact: I've recited Antony's funeral speech in the ruins of the Roman forum. :)