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Mrs. Garraway

I am honored to be teaching at Sandra Day O'Connor! The 2024-2025 school year will mark my 23rd year of teaching and my 17th year at OC. In 2015, I was Deer Valley Unified School District's Teacher of the Year, which was a huge honor and blessing, and was O'Connor's Teacher of the Year in 2023. In addition, I am the recipient of Rio Salado's 2015-2016 and 2023-2024 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award. I currently teach AP Literature, AP Seminar, COM 100, Creative Writing, Intro to Journalism and Digital Communication, and Newspaper Advisor. I am also the Educational Technology Department Chair. I was raised in Illinois and attended the University of Illinois (Go Illini!!) where I received my Bachelor of Arts degree. After living in Santa Barbara, California for two years, I decided to move back to Illinois to obtain my Master of Arts degree from Barat College of DePaul University. Fun fact is my husband also works at OC as lead security and both my children attend OC! We live in the Deer Valley School District, and we love the Valley of the Sun! We have two beautiful children named Callie and Shay, two dogs named Gracie Rae and Oakley. I have always been an avid learner; subsequently, my goal is to foster a classroom where a love for learning thrives. Empower yourself through learning. 
 
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