ENRICHMENT
Jodi Massie
Elizabeth Morris
Elizabeth Morris
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Coach Massie came to Jefferson in 2013, and has a Bachelor's from The College of Wooster and a Master's in early childhood education from UALR.
Her birthday is May 14, and she likes to dine at Brave New, Table 28, Doe's and George's. Her favorite drinks are coffee (vanilla latte, Sprite, and water. Recommended gift car
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Coach Massie came to Jefferson in 2013, and has a Bachelor's from The College of Wooster and a Master's in early childhood education from UALR.
Her birthday is May 14, and she likes to dine at Brave New, Table 28, Doe's and George's. Her favorite drinks are coffee (vanilla latte, Sprite, and water. Recommended gift cards are Visa, Target and Amazon.
Coach Massie enjoys sleeping, reading, live music and sports and museums. She is aunt to some really cool Californians and dogs (she's a dog sitter).
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Elizabeth Morris
Elizabeth Morris
Elizabeth Morris
ART
Ms. Morris has a B.A. (Fine Arts) from the University of Arkansas and a M.A.T. from the University of Arkansas Monticello.
Her birthday is February 9th. She likes to dine at Zaza's. For sweet treats, she likes Peanut M&Ms, and Diet Coke. Her gift card preferences is Walmart.
She loves drawing and painting, hiking, and anything outdoo
ART
Ms. Morris has a B.A. (Fine Arts) from the University of Arkansas and a M.A.T. from the University of Arkansas Monticello.
Her birthday is February 9th. She likes to dine at Zaza's. For sweet treats, she likes Peanut M&Ms, and Diet Coke. Her gift card preferences is Walmart.
She loves drawing and painting, hiking, and anything outdoors.
She loves to be with her family, and anything outdoors especially snorkeling, hiking and making art.
Beth McAlpine
Elizabeth Morris
Beth McAlpine
MUSIC
Mrs. McAlpine joined JES in 2019, though her three sons have all attended Jefferson Elementary over the past several years. Mrs. McAlpine has a B.A. in Elementary Education with minor emphasis on Elementary Music from the University of Northern Iowa.
She is active in the Central Arkansas Orff Association.
Her favorite restaurants ar
MUSIC
Mrs. McAlpine joined JES in 2019, though her three sons have all attended Jefferson Elementary over the past several years. Mrs. McAlpine has a B.A. in Elementary Education with minor emphasis on Elementary Music from the University of Northern Iowa.
She is active in the Central Arkansas Orff Association.
Her favorite restaurants are trios, Tazikis and Cheers. Her favorite sweet treats are coffee, sparkling water, diet coke, peanut M&Ms and dark chocolate. Gift card ideas are Target.
Her birthday is November 20th. Mrs. McAlpine enjoys spending time at the lake with her family, hiking, reading, and playing the piano.
Terri Cross
Elizabeth Morris
Beth McAlpine
GIFTED & TALENTED
Terri Cross came to Jefferson in 2018. She has a bachelors from Ouachita Baptist University, and a Master's from UALR.
Her birthday is July 14, and her favorite restaurants are Local Lime and Taziki's. She enjoys La Croix and coffee, and gift card ideas for her are to Target and Amazon.
Ms. Cross enjoys reading and lake time with her husband and two daughters.
Lori Benson
Paula Ramsey
Paula Ramsey
LIBRARIAN
Ms. Benson has a business degree from the UofA, a teaching degree from UALR, and a Master's of Library Science from UCA. She came to Jefferson in 2017.
Her birthday is February 8, and she likes dining at Heights Taco, Baja Grill and Chuy's. For sweet treats, Ms. Benson likes Dr. Pepper, an iced blondie at 7Brew, Shipley's Don
LIBRARIAN
Ms. Benson has a business degree from the UofA, a teaching degree from UALR, and a Master's of Library Science from UCA. She came to Jefferson in 2017.
Her birthday is February 8, and she likes dining at Heights Taco, Baja Grill and Chuy's. For sweet treats, Ms. Benson likes Dr. Pepper, an iced blondie at 7Brew, Shipley's Donuts and peanut M&M's. A gift card recommendation for her is Barnes & Noble or Wordsworth.
Ms. Benson loves that the kids at Jefferson read, and she can talk to them about books. Sometimes, the even recommend books to her! Her favorite thing about Jefferson is the amazing parents who love to volunteer and the students who light up when they walk into the library.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, flea markets, and her little hobby farm.
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Paula Ramsey
Paula Ramsey
Paula Ramsey
COUNSELOR
Ms. Ramsey is our school counselor and came to Jefferson in 2022.
Her birthday is January 2. She loves dining at Olive Garden and US Pizza. Her favorite treats are unsweet tea, root beer, Hot Tamales and Milky Ways. Gift card ideas are Target, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.