Tom and Suzanne Shirley

Suzanne M. Shirley

Education:
B.S. Education / Spanish - Oklahoma Baptist University
1993

Achievements: 
NIHS Teacher of the Year 2004-2005

I absolutely love teaching.  It is my passion and my calling in life.  I have now been teaching for 18 years at Broken Arrow North Intermediate High School.  I plan on continuing to be a high school classroom teacher until I retire.  My students inspire me, make me laugh, and more often than not, it is them who teach me many life lessons!

I am enthusiastic, passionate, driven, goal-oriented, and positive minded.  I always encourage my students to work hard and never give up, no matter how difficult the task.

Every child is precious and has special gifts and talents.  I believe it is my mission in life to encourage young people and help them to believe in themselves. 

Spanish is the subject I teach, but overall, my objective is to motivate, inspire, encourage, and lead young people.

It is my pleasure to have these precious young people in my life, if even for a short while!