In her 16th year of teaching, inclusion teacher Amanda Ramshur brings her experience and passion for education to George County High School.
Ramshur attended college at the University of Southern Mississippi, and education was not the first job on her mind.
“I actually was going to be a nurse when I was in high school and then I changed my mind and wanted to do school counseling when I got to university, but they told me it was a masters level program,” Ramshur said. “They told me I could either do paperwork psychology or go into childhood education, and so I went into education and ended up finding that I get to do a lot of different jobs within teaching.”
After getting her degree in education, Ramshur went on to spend one year teaching at L.C. Hatcher, one year teaching at L.T. Taylor, then teaching at George County Middle School for the other 13 years. After spending most of her career teaching middle school, she decided that she wanted a change and moved to the high school, where she co teaches foundations of algebra with math teacher Jodie Santalla.
“I needed a change and I’m so excited and glad that I did because it’s been a great transition,” Ramshur said.
She also attended George County High School for her ninth and tenth grade years and said it feels surreal to come back as a teacher after being a student here herself.
Ramshur may live in Lucedale now and have attended school here, but she has not always resided here in Lucedale.
“I lived in Hattiesburg for college, and before that I lived in Daphne when I went to high school there and I went to community college in Fairhope and Bay Minette, Alabama,” Ramshur said.
In her free time, Ramshur enjoys spending time with her friends and family and relaxing around her house.
She also has a piece of advice to give to her students.
“Always try to be your best self, not comparing yourself to other people. Just be the best self that you can possibly be and when you search for a career, do what you love and love what you do,” Ramshur said.
