MY NAME IS jILL vESSELS AND i AM SO EXCITED TO BEGIN BY 20TH YEAR AS LIBRARIAN AT hEATH mIDDLE sCHOOL. I earned a bachelor's Degree in English and secondary education from Union University in Jackson, Tn in Dec. 1996. I began my teaching career in August of 1997 at Heath High school teaching sophomore English and world studies. While teaching, I completed 33 hours at Murray State University and earned an additional certification in the field of library science. After 5 years of teaching english, I began my new career as the library media specialist at heath middle school. My goal is to instill in our students an appreciation for reading and to meet the needs of our students on all levels. I am happily married to Justin and we are the extra-proud parents of Davis, who is 21 and is a Junior at murray state university this fall, and Grey who is 15 and a freshman at mchs. We also have a fluffy dog named bentley. he is a 6 year old havanese and we love him so much! In my spare time, I enjoy reading, walking, working out, podcasts, decorating my house, and watching tv. I am thrilled to be a part of the staff at Heath middle School.