Hello from Mrs. Angela Cooper!

I have over 30 years of teaching at St George.  

I received my bachelor of arts degree in education from Western Illinois University in 1989.  I moved to the Kankakee area in 1989 and started teaching at St George in 1990.  

I have taught a variety of grades and subjects since coming to St George.  I first started teaching 3rd grade, and after 4 years was moved to 6th grade.  I spent 16 years teaching 6th grade and loved every minute of it.  I then taught 7th & 8th Literature for a few years before finally landing in 8th ELA.

I love reading, I mean LOVE reading.  I usually have 2 or 3 books that I am reading at one time.  I grew up in Ft Madison, IA and was very involved in choir and theater in school. 

I believe learning English, Grammar, and Literature is one of the most important things a student should learn as with the following quote:

"No Matter how smart you might be, if you don't speak and write correctly, no one will believe you're smart."

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