About Me

Background: I grew up in Winston-Salem and attened CBDS as a student from 4th-8th grades. My freshman year in highschool was the first year of Calvary's highschool. I graduated from Mount Tabor and then went on to earn a BS in Middle Grades Science Education from NC State University. GO PACK! I have taught three years with the Winston Salem Forsyth County Public Schools and now gladly welcome the transition to CBDS.

Family: I am married to my highschool sweetheart, Steven Ackley, who is a Youth Assistant at Calvary Baptist Church. He also went to NCSU where he majored in Communication. He is now pursuring his Masters of Divinity in Christian Ministry at Southeastern Seminary. Hopefully he will complete his Masters in December of 2009. We were blessed this June with an addition to our family by welcoming Brayden Garris Ackley! He is such as precious bundle of joy.





Life Verse:Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

This has been my life verse and encouragement ever since my mom wrote this inside a Bible she gave me after a swim meet.

Did you Know? I was born at halftime of the 1983 NCAA Championship Basketball Game that NSCU went on to win. My doctor and father (an NCSU alumi) were a little wrapped up in the game so they purposely waited to deliver me during halftime! :)


In the Classroom:I enjoy using a variety of instructional strategies such as group work, activities, games, notes, videos, and songs. I enjoy the variety of each day that teaching brings and how it always keeps me on my toes!