Arlington Middle School New Teachers 2022-2023

Many teachers just have a knack for cultivating a good relationship with students. And in Arlington Middle's Brittany Worship's classroom, they become "her children."  While bonding with her students, she incorporates diverse methods into her classroom such as her "good morning dance" to maintain every student's involvement. When I stepped into her classroom, every student was involved with a bright...

Wearing an Earth Day shirt, and matching globe earrings, Shelby Buxton is the newest sixth grade Arlington Middle School STEM teacher. She constructs a problem solving space in her classroom where the students aren't afraid to ask for help. Shelby Buxton grew up in Bartlett, Tennessee.  She studied at Murray State University and decided to start her teaching career off with a middle school e...

Not many teachers can say they were born in Germany, but for Diana Graise, this is something she is proud of. She loves and believes in what she teaches, and is determined to prove to the 7th and 8th graders of Arlington Middle that science is everywhere. “It’s all about getting them excited for science the way I am,” said Mrs. Graise for what she wants to bring to the students as a teacher. Mrs. G...

  Mrs. Melanie LaRoche is a new Sixth Grade Language Arts Teacher at Arlington Middle School. She has been teaching for twenty years, most of which was spent in the legacy Shelby County Schools district. “When I was a little girl I never really wanted to be a teacher, but now I wouldn't trade it for the world.”  Mrs. LaRoche originally wanted to work in physical therapy or medicine. When...

"We were learning about mammals that live in the ocean. One of my 3rd graders responded, 'Mrs. VanSciver, you forgot about mermaids!'" These are typical questions Kathryn Van Sciver receives in her STEM class at Arlington Middle School. Born in West Memphis, Arkansas, and raised in Memphis, Tennessee; Kathryn VanSciver has a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Memphis with minor...