Highlighting new school personnel at Mary Lynch

Kelli Patterson

School teaches at: Mary Lynch Elementary School.

Year in teaching: 12th.

Grade teaching: Kindergarten.

Hometown: Kimball.

Family: Rich, husband; Emma, daughter.

Why did you get into teaching? I had some great teachers growing up that influenced me in becoming a teacher, especially my first grade teachers!

What are you looking forward to most this year? Being back in the classroom with the little darlings.

What do you feel will be most challenging? Most rewarding? It's been eight years since I taught last and things have changed, but hopefully it...