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    Meet Bertha Pride

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    Bertha Pride teaches seventh-grade english at crockett jurnior high

    NAME: Bertha Pride.

    SCHOOL: Crockett Junior High.

    TEACHES: Seventh-grade English

    LIVES IN: Odessa.

    GREW UP IN: Odessa.

    GRAD­UATED FROM: University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

    FAMILY: Husband, Allen; five brothers, nieces and nephews and the members of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

    HOBBIES: Reading, singing, watching the Travel Channel, National Geographic and westerns.

    WHY SHE TEACHES: “I teach to transmit culture. I am teaching the new/next generation our values and what they stand for. I love what I do, and I am committed to preparing today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders.”

    HER CLASS MISSION: “My mission is to provide a positive environment that nurtures and challenges students to pursue academic success and grow into mature and responsible citizens who maintain a lifelong love for learning.”

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