Schooling:          

I lived all my growing up years attending Collister Grade School, Hillside Junior High, and Boise High School until my senior year when the new Capital High School was formed. I, therefore, graduated from Capital High School in the first graduating class. Off to college I did go choosing B.Y.U. in Provo, Utah for my training. I served a mission for the L.D.S. church in Italy. Afterwards, I finished my schooling, graduating with a Bachelors degree in Teacher Education. My first contract was with the American School of Kuwait. There I taught Kindergarten and English as a Second Language. After two years, I returned to the United States and met William Ellsworth. We met in August and were married December 20, 1975. At this time, I was employed by the Heyburn School District and living in Burley, Idaho. In the Fall, of that same year Bill was enrolled at Boise State University and we both lived and managed a gas station.

  Family:

I was the fifth born in Caldwell, Idaho to the Walter Steele family that eventually ended up with twelve children. Our first son was born that September and were blessed with a new baby every two years until our quiver had nine. After Bill graduated, he took a position here at Adrian teaching first grade. We lived in the school rental house. I ran a volunteer program for the school enlisting parents to get involved with their children's classrooms as well as volunteering to teach music for the early grades.

When most of the children were in school, I began substituting in Malheur County. When Mrs. Weyerman retired, I applied for the full time Kindergarten position. Now it is my sixth straight year of introducing school to the young five year olds residing here. I extremely enjoy their vivid imaginations and young minds. The program, AlphaTime, was the one I used when teaching Kindergarten in Kuwait. As far as I am concerned it cannot be beat! The child learns to read almost automatically and the second language students obtain a vocabulary fast to help them compete. When our first daughter, MaryJane left for college, I was sure her sister, LaRae, would miss not having a sister close to her age. In the newspaper, I read an article about exchange students. It sparked my interest and we contracted to take our first exchange student. We have hosted a total of nineteen exchange students. I became the coordinator about three years ago because they wanted someone closer to keep tabs on the students with the residence home on campus. That of course has increased my load with so many monthly reports to be responsible for, but I do enjoy the foreign students and firmly believe our school is better for everyone with their presence here.