My Family

     I have been married for 16 years to Mark who is the Bottle Shop Manager at Coborn's.  Mark has a daughter, Lacey, who is 23 years old.  Mark and I also have a daughter, Kendal, who is 12 years.  Both of our daughters have attended Catholic School.

My Professional Experience
                      I graduated from the University of South Dakota  with a BA in Elementary Education in 1987.
I began teaching 3rd grade at Holy Family School, Mitchell  in Sept, 1987. 
The next year, I taught three years olds at First Lutheran Child Learning Center.
      The following year, I returned to Holy Family to teach 6th grade.  During this year, our school
merged with Holy Spirit School to become Mitchell Catholic Schools. 
   After teaching 3rd grade for nine years,  I then
moved to 5th grade where I am presently teaching.  In 2001, our schools became
John Paul II Elementary and we moved into our building located at 1510 W. Elm.

         Throughout the years I have continued to further my education by participating in many graduate
courses and workshops.  Such courses include Technology for Teaching and Learning (TTL),
Six-in-1 Traits, the Institution of Religious Studies (IRS), TRIBES, Project Learning
Tree, Project Wild, LOFTI: virtual tours, and many, many more. I recently began working on a Masters in American History.

My school e-mail address is: Janelle.McMahon@k12.sd.us