Mrs. Carroll loves to travel and to read! She also loves carpooling around West Des Moines, driving her kids to soccer, swimming, church, and basketball. She and her husband are both Valley High School graduates and have lived in Pella, Iowa; College Park, Maryland; Durham, New Hampshire, and are back in West Des Moines. In the summer, you can find Mrs. Carroll at Holiday or Valley View Aquatic Centers, gardening, riding her bike, and entertaining friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Carroll loves working with 9th graders because they are fun-loving, smart, adaptable, and all-around awesome!
Mrs. Carroll loves working with 9th graders because they are fun-loving, smart, adaptable, and all-around awesome!
Some of Mrs. Carroll's Favorite Reads
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Home by Marilynne Robinson The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling Smithsonian Magazines Poetry The map to the right shows the neighborhood where Mrs. Carroll grew up! Does anyone recognize the neighborhood? |