Skinner Middle School verified non-profit

Denver, Colorado

About

A proudly diverse community of learners, Skinner staff and students are engaged in a single-minded pursuit of high academic achievement for all, utilizing cooperation and collaboration as key strategies toward reaching that end. Our spotlight on the ‘whole child’ is evident as we offer not only superior Math and Literacy instruction, but enrichment courses, activities and community-building through our unique Learning Families. Built in 1922 as one of the country’s finest examples of a “Junior High,” Skinner aimed to keep students in school by offering an enriched curriculum in order to meet the diverse needs of adolescents. Fast forward 90 years: A visit to Skinner Middle School reveals that very school, geared to the 21st century students. Our aim is now directed at preparing all students for high school and college and career readiness.
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Mary Overton

Spanish Teacher

Middle school Spanish teacher. CI enthusiast. Dancer. Skier. Mountain biker. Lover of fun.

Dawn Lewallen

Librarian

I have been an educator for over 20 years: the first fourteen as an English/Reading teacher and the past six as a school librarian. I love, love, LOVE reading ... completely addicted to the written word (nice trait for a librarian, huh?); enjoy nature photography; have fun interacting with historical places via traveling; and LOVE reading ... oh, I already said that, didn't I. :) My husband of twenty-three years and I have an amazing daughter who has just entered 6th grade and our house is crowded with two dogs AND two cats. Our daughter recently mentioned she wanted a bunny as well ... the answer was no. LOL. I graduated from the University of Southern Colorado (now known as Colorado State University of Pueblo) with a Bachelor of Arts in English; Lesley University with a Master of Education; and Wayne State University with a Master of Library and Information Science. I have a passion for bringing technology into the classroom, enjoy figuring out creative activities to tie books and learning together, and am always up for doing weird things (such as eating bugs; although, they were chocolate covered) to promote reading.

Ruby Lopez

Teacher

I am a Spanish teacher at Skinner Middle School. I teach 6th - 8th graders many different levels.

Kelsey Andersen

6th, 7th and 8th grade STEM Teacher

I'm the STEM teacher at Skinner Middle School in Denver, Colorado. We are current building a STEM program from the ground up and looking to integrate the program with the wood shop (student design and test project in STEM and build in the wood shop).