Fine Arts

Barbara Hartsell

Choir Director,

Arts & Humanities,

Fine Arts Chairperson

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Education: Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi;
BS in English from Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, MS; BS in Music From Mississippi College in Clinton, MS; MA in English from Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY

Experience:  Public school music in high school and elementary-most recently WCHS and Southside.  I have taught 7th through 12th grade English in Mississippi and at WCMS and WCHS.

Teaches: I teach Sophomore English, Arts and Humanities and I'm the Language Arts Chairperson.

Hobbies: Music (Singing and Playing), Sewing, Needlepoint, Walking and Cooking.  I'm a member

of Versailles United Methodist Church.

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Matthew Skaggs

Band Director

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Katharine Marks

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Ken Tonks

Theatre/English

 Education:  graduated from John Overton High School in Nashville Tennessee. I completed my undergraduate degree at Western Kentucky University in Theatre and Speech. I have two Masters degrees from The University of Kentucky, one in Theatre and the other in Secondary Education.
Experience: I have taught at WCHS for three years where I also completed my student teaching assignment. I previously taught at the School for Performing and Creative Arts in Lexington and as a lecturer at universities in Kentucky and Texas.
Teach: I teach Theatre and English at WCHS. I am also director of the Theatre program which means I direct and/or produce the dramatic presentations. I have taught a variety of classes related to theatre and the arts as well as classes in literature and writing.
Extracurricular duties/Hobbies: As I stated earlier, I direct the theatre program at the High School which means I oversee the variety of offerings in a dramatic environment. Students have the opportunity to act, direct, design and create using theatre and drama as the medium. My hobbies and talents are varied. I enjoy time with my family, reading, running and recreation.
Schedule:. 1st Block: Theatre I/II
                2nd Block: English III
                3rd Block: PLAN
                4th Block: English III
Other: I like teaching theatre because I see the students using creativity they thought was nonexistent. I see the students using the arts as a springboard to a life full of creativity and imagination. The connection to the arts should begin at school and be fostered for a lifetime