My name is Annette Husted. I earned my K-9 Elementary Bachelor of Arts from Ottawa University in 2003. My teaching experience includes one semester each of 7th-grade math and 8th-grade science in 2003-2004 as a long-term substitute at Paola Middle School. My English Language Arts (ELA) experience began in 2004 when I joined the Paola Middle School staff to teach 6th-grade ELA and Social Studies. In the fall of 2018, I made a change to 7th-grade ELA in the same middle school building and have been here since that time. I try to be creative in my profession as well as in my personal activities. Some of my hobbies and interests include writing poetry, scrap-booking, sewing, quilting, and crafting. I learn new things every day, and I hope to inspire my students to also become life-long learners.