Pam Harvey
I have lived in and around Nixon my entire life; I graduated from Nixon High
School in 1978. I married Morris Harvey of Nixon later that same year and
have been happily married for almost 29 years. Morris is a real estate
broker and rancher; he owns and manages Mustang Realty in Nixon. Morris and
I have two beautiful daughters, Jill and Jordan. Jill is 22 and is
currently attending
Texas A&M University in College Station. She
graduated last summer with a degree in meteorology and is now working on a
second degree in math. Jordan is a 16-year-old sophomore at Nixon-Smiley
High School. She is a varsity cheerleader and an honor student; she plans
to study early childhood at either Texas State University or Texas A&M
University after high school graduation. I am very blessed to have such a
wonderful family.
I graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1983 with a
Bachelor of Science in Education. At that time I was certified to teach
business and English. I have since added five more endorsements to my
teaching certificate; these include ESL, reading, speech, elementary, and
media resources. I have also worked on improving my technology skills and
teaching methods by working with a team of teachers from Nixon-Smiley on two
different technology grants. In exchange for learning and implementing new
technology on our respective campuses, we earned laptops, projectors,
digital cameras, and other equipment for our school. I enjoy learning new
skills and information.
I have had the pleasure of working in three great school
districts over the course of my teaching career. I began teaching in
Stockdale; I was there from 1989-1992. I taught language arts at both the
middle school and the high school levels, and I taught speech at the high
school. I then taught language arts, keyboarding, and speech at
Nixon-Smiley Middle School for thirteen years from 1992-2005.
I currently teach language arts for all levels (K-12) and
several electives at the Floresville Alternative School; I have been in this
position for the past two years, and I love it. It is very challenging at
times, and our student body is constantly changing, but it is a great
environment. When I first came to work here, my principal, Mr. Box, told me
that the people here are a family, and they truly are. I am just so happy
to be a part of it. This year I was voted Teacher of the Year for my
campus, but I feel that I share this honor with all the staff here because
we all work together for the good of our students. We strive to keep a
positive, respectful, nurturing environment for students and staff alike. I
consider myself to be very blessed; I have a great family and a great
career.