About+Me

About the teacher ....  **__Name__:** Lisa Marie (Peightal) Adams   I grew up in Indiana, PA with my parents and my brother. After graduating from I.U.P, I moved to northern VA to teach in a small rural school in Loudoun County. It was there I met my future husband. After teaching at Blue Ridge, I moved to Chicago, IL to be with my now husband. I taught in IL for a year and then returned to my true love: western PA. I taught at Gateway Middle School for three years, got married and started a family. I was then blessed with the opportunity to join the staff at Homer-Center HS in 2005.  My husband, Brad Adams, is a science teacher at Derry Middle School. Together we now have 2 children: Emily is currently (2014) 10 and Lily is 6. We also have a dog named Daisy (our first child), a puppy named Gus, 2 cats named Fuzzy and Ava and 18 chickens. Family is very important to us. I cherish every moment I spend with my husband and kids, and extended family well.





__**High School**__: Indiana Area Senior High School: Class of 1995

__** Colleges :**__ Indiana University of Pennsylvania: B.S. Secondary Education: Biology and General Science: Class of 1999 Gannon University: M.E. Curriculum and Instruction: Class of 2006

__** Hobbies and Interests **__ I enjoy reading, working out, hiking and biking, camping, playing with my kids, hanging out with friends

**__Pet Peeves__** Clutter, people that do not follow through, laziness

**__People that have inspired me__** ... My parents, my teachers, best friends, my husband and children: I have been blessed with an amazing support network my entire life. They have encouraged me **to do and be** my best.

__** Something(s) People don't Know About Me :**__ I LOVE to vacuum! Love, love, LOVE it! Before marriage and children, I ran 2 marathons and did many triathlons When I was in high school, I HATED talking on front of an audience.

**__My FAVORITE__** ... ...**professional sports team**: Pittsburgh Steelers ...**musical group:** cannot pick one ... I enjoy many different styles of music. 80's hits are a favorite. ...**movies**: Beaches, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation ...**TV Show**: The Middle, Modern Family, House, BONES ...**books**: //Gone with the Wind//, //Tuesdays with Morrie, The Last Lecture// ...**foods**: my mom's meatloaf, pizza, cold lasagna, Sheetz Nachos Grande ...**way to spend a day**: doing something with someone I love.