Name: Garrick Simmons

Collegiate Hopefuls: Mary Hardin Baylor University

Educational Background: Spring Forest Middle, Stratford High

Work Experience: Cornellius Nursery

Family: Lives with his Mom and sister, and has 2 older brothers and one older sister.

Hobbies/Activities: Watching and playing football, Young Life, and playing lacrosse.

Other Interesting Facts: He did cheerleading up until his freshman year.

Name: Taylor Miller

Collegiate Hopefuls: McCombs School of Business @ UT

Education Background: Attended St. James Episcopal School until second grade, then Wilchester Elementary, Memorial Middle, and Stratford High

Work Experience: Last summer she was a Purchases Assistant for McGyver Homebuilders Inc., and volunteers as a MDUMC volleyball coach.

Family: Two amazing parents, James and Cynthia, one younger brother, Zachary, who is an 8th grader at Memorial Middle School

Hobbies/Activities: On the Varsity Volleyball team. Member of the National Charity League, First Junior Women's Club, Academy of Finance and Tri Theta. Also, a senior leader of Young Life

Other Interesting Facts: Started Kindergarten a year early, so she will be 17 when she graduates.

 

Name: Davy Barrett

Department: Science

Educational Background: Graduated from Stratford in 1995    
Texas A&M 1999 – Majored in Biology and Minored in Chemistry Â
Denver Seminary – Masters of Arts in Counseling                
Regis University – Masters coursework for Education Licensure

Work Experience: In 5th year as Science teacher at Stratford        
Before that, I have been a youth director (2 years), Managed a fine dining restraunt (2 years), waited tables, designed and built furniture, painted houses, construction, and anything else to pay for college

Family: I have been married to my wife Ellen for 8 years.  
I have two kids:  Ben is 4 and Summer is 2    

Hobbies/Activities: I love anything outdoors-especially camping and going to the beach.  I like to work on homes and like to entertain. 

Other Interesting Facts: I typically spend the whole summer at the beach with my
family and/or driving around the country.  I lived outside of Denver for about 4 years.  I now live in the area and I actually enjoy seeing my students in and around the community.