5th Grade

6th Grade

Mrs. Schad teaches 6^th grade Math at Lee.  She has been teaching for 28 years.  Her hobbies include reading, traveling, history, people, flying, and sometimes just being alone.  She has 2 sons, Jason-34 and Paul-21, and so far, she has no grandchildren.  Mrs. Schad graduated from UNT.  She has been married to Tom for 27 years.  She worked with exchange students for several years and has had 13 students from other countries live with her family through the years.  She is active with the Medal of Honor Host City program, loves doing things with friends, and renewing old friendships.

Mrs. Patterson is a 6^th gr. CMC/Social Studies teacher at Lee.  She has also taught Math and Science.  She has been married to David for 32 years and they have 2 children, Kesley-27, and Brooke Sherrer-24.  She also has 2 dogs and 4 barn kitties. (Diesel, Daphnie, Caddie, Lincoln, Mercedes, and Chevy).  Mrs. Patterson graduated Summa Cum Laude from TWU with a Bachelors degree in Education with a specialization in Math.   She has been teaching for 14 years.  Before becoming a teacher, she work at First State Bank and Weber  Aircraft.  She enjoys dancing, decorating, sunny days, and Pink Floyd music.  She loves working at Lee because her co-workers are also her friends.

Miss Proffitt teaches 5^th grade Reading/US History at Lee.  She has been teaching for 29 years.   She enjoys scrapbooking, lighthouses, and yard work.  She has 2 nephews, Patrick-29, Jonathan-22, and one niece, Kimberly-27.  She also has
1 great-nephew, Aidan-4.  Miss Proffitt says that, like the aunts in “Skylark” by Patricia MacLachlan, she’s an “unclaimed treasure” or more bluntly put, an old maid school teacher;  but, that has enabled her to devote her life to teaching and to her mother.

Mrs. Parker is a 5^th grade Math and Social Studies teacher at Lee.  She has been teaching 28 years in GISD.  She loves to read, keep up with her grandkids and take trips with her sisters.  Mrs. Parker is a twin and loves to spend time with her twin sister, who lives in Weatherford.  She has 2 sons,  Bill and Brad, and 4 step children, Tammy, Jeff, Jenny, and Misty.  She has 3 grandchildren and 13 step grandchildren-16 in all!  She also has 2 great-grandchildren.  Mrs. Parker attends Central Baptist Church in Whitesboro where she is a backup teacher for the beginner class.  She is married to Leon and they spend many of their weekends at the farm in Woodbine.  She says it’s a great place to turn the grandkids loose to ride 4-wheelers, fish, and picnic.

TAKS Pep Rally

Lee Intermediate 5^th grade students attended a TAKS pep rally Tues. afternoon before Wednesday’s test.  They were cheered on by the GHS cheerleaders and mascot as welll as John Earle, former NFL player, who encouraged the students to do their best and make their dreams come true by working hard now.  Students took the Reading portion of the TAKS test on Wednesday. 

5th Grade

6th Grade

Tiffany Nichols teaches 6 th gr. Science at Lee. She has been teaching for 5 years. Her hobbies include traveling, shopping, crafting and cooking. She also makes “Tiffy Towels”, cute towel body wraps, on the side. She and her husband of 3 ½ years, Zach, have 2 dogs, Boomer and Roxi. Mrs. Nichols graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2002 with a degree in communication. She obtained her teacher certification soon after that and joined the Lee team.

Kristi Moore is the band director at Lee. She has a total of 9 yrs. Teaching experience. Her hobbies include crafts, home improvement, and new experiences. Mrs. Moore grew up in Duncan, Oklahoma, where she was a Duncan Demon. She earned a Bachelors degree in Music Education and minored in English Composition at Oklahoma City University. She taught one year in OKC, two at Prosper and then joined us here at Lee. She says she loves it here because the staff is genuine and the students are great. Mrs. Moore also travels to the High School to help lead their band also.

Leslie Nichols teaches ESL at Lee. She has 21 years teaching experience. Her hobbies include Yoga, reading, going to movies, and she loves music and concerts. She has 2 children, Charlie-33, and Brent-27. Mrs. Nichols is an animal lover and has 3 very important “people” who live her. Coco, and Callie, her dogs and Cinco, her cat. She has been married to her husband Ray for 20 years, he’s also pretty important to her.

Barbara Morgan teaches 6 th grade Math at Lee. She has 13 yrs. Teaching experience. She loves to read in her spare time. She has 2 children Margaret-25 and Michael-22. She also has a granddog named Tipper. She has been married for 28 yrs. To her husband, Randy.

1st Place
6^th grade Art Smart Team
Teacher: Mrs. Holt

3rd Place
6th Computer Applications Team
Teacher: Mrs. Morgan

1st Place
Music Memory Team
Teacher: Cindy Martin

6th grade UIL Teams including individual students placing
Number Sense, Oral Reading,
Social Studies

5th grade UIL Teams including individual students placing
Maps, Graphs, & Charts
(not pictured, Dictionary Skills)

5th Grade

6th Grade

Ms. Meece teaches 5^th grade Science.  She has been teaching 23 years, but this is her first year at Lee.  She loves to travel, snow ski, ride horses, and play with her grandchildren.  She has 2 sons, Mark-33, and Mike -29.  Her grand children are Luke-7, Mya-5, Aidan-2, and another due August.  Mrs. Meece says she lives a simple life but she has the had the experience of teaching 2 summers in Mexico.  She taught English to all ages. 

Mrs. Martin also teaches 5^th grade Science at Lee.  She has 20 years of teaching experience.  She loves quilt designing, reading, camping, bird watching, and is a member of the Yellowstone Association.  She has 4 children.  Scott-37, Dennis-35, Eric-32, and Danny-26.  She also has 2 grandchildren, Sailor-6, and Violet-2 mos.  She and her husband Gary have been married 39 years and are members of Temple Baptist Church.

Mrs. McHorse teaches 6^th grade Reading.  She has been teaching for 13 years.  She has 3 children, Chad, Jennifer, and Emily and 7 grandchildren, Alisa, Trey, Matthew, Alexus, Zach, Nick, and Maddie.  She enjoys walking, reading, writing, and loves to travel.  She attended schools in Gainesville, Nex Mexico and Oklahoma.  She graduated from TWU with a BA in English.  She is married to Mike, who is the president of the Medal of Honor Host City Program Board, on which she also serves.  She is a member of Pi Zeta sorority and attends First United Methodist Church.

Mr. Molsbee is a 5^th grade Math and Social Studies teacher.  He has been teaching for 11 years.  He loves to golf, camp, hike, and being the best husband, dad and geepop he can be.  He has 8 children, Josh-28, Ryan-26, Haly-23, Keli-21, Deah-15, Ali-10, Bree-8, and Asher-5.  He and his wife, Twyla have also fostered over 150 children.  He has 1 grandchild, Taylor-8 mos.  His son Josh is married to Sheena who will graduate from law school in May.  Ryan is a DPS Trooper and is married to Jana who is a caseworker.  Josh, Hayly, and Keli are either teachers, or working towards that.  Twyla is a casework for Casa helping foster children.

5th Grade

6th Grade

Ms. Jones is the P.E. teacher at Lee Intermediate.  She has been teaching for 15 yrs.  She enjoys quilting, reading, and walking.  Ms. Jones has 2 children, Traci and Kenny and one grandson Jonathan who is 17.  She has a son in law named Rick and 3 step grandchildren, Katherine-16, Amanda-14, and Ricky-13.

Mrs. Hunt is a 5^th grade Math and Social Studies teacher at Lee Intermediate.  She has been teaching for 21 years.  She enjoys reading, gardening, and playing with her three grandchildren.  Mrs. Hunt and her husband, Pat, have been married for 38 years.  They have 2 children, Melissa-34 and Marcy-32.  They also have three granddaughters, Alexis-11, Sydney-4,
and Mia-2.

Mrs. Martin teaches music at Lee Intermediate.  She has been teaching for 23 years.  She enjoys meditation and is certified to teach Reiki.  She also enjoys yoga, pliates, cooking, reading, writiting, and traveling.   She loves to laugh and loves comedies and stand-up comedians (she could be one herself, we think).  She has 4 children, Olivia-19, John and Jillian-16, and Mitchell-14.  She has three dogs named George, Paul, and Dudley.  She graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo. where she met her husband John.  They have been married 23 years.  Mrs. Martin grew up in Kansas City, Mo. And moved to Texas in 1985.  She taught for 11 years in Lewisville before moving to Gainesville.  She has 2 brothers and a sister.

Mrs. Jay is currently  the teacher in the TAKS Acceleration lab/CMC room but she also works with students in the regular classroom who need accommodations.  She has 23 years of teaching experience.  She likes to shop, enjoys Nascar racing, fishing, and hunting.  She has been married to her husband of 27 yrs, Emmett.  Mrs. Jay graduated from UNT in 1979.  She has 1 brother.  She and her husband lived in St.Thomas, Virgin Islands for 5 ½ years.

5th Grade

6th Grade

Students at Lee Intermediate love a challenge.  As a reward for bringing a goal of 3,000 lbs. of food, students would get to throw pies at their favorite (or least favorite) teacher or principal.  Students brought a total of 3374 lbs. of food for the VISTO Holiday Food Drive.  Mr. Wells and Mr. Watson seemed to take the brunt of the pie-ing, however, no one was spared.

The NED Show came to Lee Intermediate Friday.  NED stands for Never give up, Encourage others and Do your best.  Jeff, yo-yo pro, showed students tricks and told stories about never giving up, encouraging others, and doing their best at everything they do.

Mr. Watson Bleedin' Orange

Lee Intermediate 6^th grade Math and Science Team traveled to Denton Saturday to compete in their first meet this year.  They are pictured here with their leader, Mrs. Barbara Morgan, and all their awards. Also assisting with the team but not pictured is Mrs. Donna Patterson.  Congratulations!

John and Guy Earle, twins, and former NFL players, visited Lee Intermediate students on Friday, to talk with the students about never giving up on dreams.  They encouraged students to believe in themselves, make good choices, and to overcome adversity and obstacles in life.

Mrs.Henry teaches 5^th grade Science.  She has been teaching for 3 years.  She enjoys hiking, camping, reading, riding her Harley Davidson motorcycle, dancing, fossil hunting, and rock collecting.  She loves Science!!  She and her husband have 1 dog named Max but no “granddogs”.  She is from Austin Tx. And graduated from TWU.

Mrs. Hines teaches 5^th grade Reading and Language.  She has been teaching for 15 years.  She and her husband Danny have been married for 33 years and have 2 children, Cory-32, and Krystle-25.  She also has 3 grandchildren, Mackenzie-5,  Caleb-2 ½, and Kenna 18 mos.  Her favorite thing is spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  Mrs. Hines graduated from Callisburg High School, and TWU.

Mrs. Holt is a 6^th grade Social Studies teacher at Lee Intermediate.  She has been teaching for 5 years.  Her hobbies include traveling, horseback riding, fishing, and football.  She and her husband, Don, have two children, Meagan-12, and Reece-8.  Mrs. Holt’s husband is a helicopter pilot.  She was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska and is a United States Army Veteran.

Mrs.  Godi is a 5^th and 6^th grade Math teacher.  She has been teaching 23 years.  Mrs. Godi and her husband, John, have 3 children, Seth-20, Cole-19, and Victoria-17.   She likes to scrapbook, camp, collect rocks, fossils, and shells, and loves to be outdoors.  She is a member of  First Baptist Church.  She was born in Gainesville and attended JM LIindsay school, GJHS, GHS, Cooke County College and TWU. Mrs. Godi says she loves teaching at Lee!!

In celebration of Red Ribbon Week, the national campaign against drug use, students and faculty at Lee Intermediate participated in “Hats off to being drug free” and “Wake up to a drug free life” for which they wore hats and pajamas. 

Lee Intermediate School is sponsoring a fundraiser across the district for Krista Brewer, Lee 5^th grade student.  Krista has been fighting cancer for many years now and the fundraiser is to help her family with medical expenses.  Students can wear baseball caps on Fridays for a cost of  50 cents, teachers can wear jeans on any day for $1, and anytime anyone wears pink, Krista’s favorite color, they can donate any amount they wish.  The fundraiser will run until the students get out for Christmas Holiday.

Fire Safety Week

Firefighters from the Gainesville Fire Department came to Lee Intermediate School to teach students about fire safety and prevention.  “Firehouse Idol” was a hit with the students and staff as well.

Paw Cards For Sales Results

Raising the Flag

Ken McColly and Clay Yandell from the VFW Post 1922 Color Guard, show Lee Intermediate students the basics of flag etiquette.  Students learned the correct way of raising and lowering the flag, how to properly fold the flag and other “rules” associated with flag duty.  These 6^th grade students will be responsible for the flags at Lee Intermediate for the 1^st semester.

Many Thanks