TRACI RENEE FRY
PRESENT
ADDRESS 3233 Southwest
Drive
Wichita Falls,
Texas 76306
Home 940.761.3935
Work 940.592.1416
Cell 940.636.9727
tfry@ipcisd.net
EDUCATION Abilene Christian
University,
Abilene Texas
BS Education
English/Journalism, May 1990
Grade point average
3.5 Cum Laude
Post Graduate Work Angelo State University,
Midwestern State University
Currently certified Secondary Journalism,
Secondary English
and Secondary Technology Applications
(will complete June 2003 through year-long Region XI online course) Also have
Information Processing Technology Endorsement
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE 12
years (HAVE COMPLETED 12 YEARBOOKS AS AN ADVISER)
8/98
to present
Iowa Park
High School,
Iowa Park, Texas
Yearbook Adviser, Newspaper Adviser, Desktop Publishing teacher, Video Yearbook adviser and photojournalism instructor. UIL sponsor including news, feature, headline and editorial writing.
Currently completing 5th year as
adviser for Iowa Park HS. We sell @ 425 books and do eight, 16-page tabloid
newspapers each year. Also started a video yearbook this year. All yearbooks,
newspapers and desktop classes use the Adobe family of Pagemaker, Photoshop and
Illustrator to complete pages. Currently in a beta project with Taylor
Publishing Company to send all yearbook pages via e-mail in PDF form. Also
taught senior and freshman English in 1998-99.
HIGHLIGHTS In 1999, the Hawk
(yearbook ) was named Class 1-A through 3-A State Champion Yearbook by
the Texas High School Press Association (THSPA). Over the past few
years, students from both the yearbook and newspaper have won over 24
individual achievement awards from the Interscholastic Press Conference, and
THSPA. Have taken four students to Austin for UIL events and 16 have qualified
for regional competition. Also complete various desktop publishing tasks for on
and off-campus administrators (i.e. school calendar, promo brochures, etc.)
8/96-5/97 Henrietta High School, Henrietta, Texas
Yearbook Adviser and taught four sections
of freshman English. Also was UIL sponsor for four journalism events. Left HHS
to pursue other interests in graphic design at an agency and Wichita Falls
Times Record News
8/92-5/96 Odessa Permian High School, Odessa, Texas
Yearbook Adviser, Newspaper Adviser,
Photojournalism Instructor, Journalism Teacher, UIL Sponsor
Spent four years at MOJO in a capacity that served over 2200 students. Completed 224-page yearbooks and 10 newspapers yearly. Had a complete darkroom and produced large number of brochures, newsletters and promo material for Ector County ISD.
Twenty two students qualified for regional
competition in feature, headline, newswriting and editorial. Two students
qualified for state competition.
8/90-6/92 Snyder High School, Snyder, Texas
Yearbook adviser, Newspaper adviser,
Photojournalism Instructor, Journalism Teacher UIL sponsor
The 1991 Tiger’s Lair (yearbook) was placed
in the top 10% of 8,000 books published across the nation by Taylor Publishing
company.
AND
INTERESTS Graphic Design
Cycling
Snow Skiing
Tennis
Reading
Construction
Farming
Fly Fishing
All Sports
Members Texas
Association of Journalism Educators
Member Association
of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
Currently work
part-time as a Pharmacy Technician
at Walgreen’s
Pharmacy
COLLEGE/
CAREER
ACTIVITIES Presenter
Interscholastic League Press Conference
(ILPC) (Austin
2000)
Awards for
Excellence Outstanding Teacher Award
(Permian HS)
1992-1993
Awards for
Excellence Outstanding Teacher Award
(Permian HS)
1993-1994
Awards for
Excellence Outstanding Teacher Award
(Permian HS)
1994-1995
Awards for
Excellence Outstanding Teacher Award
(Permian HS)
1995-1996
1990 Top Journalism
Education Graduate (ACU)
Sigma Tau Delta
(International English Honor Society)
Kappa Delta Pi
(National Education Honors Society)
“W” Club member
(Women’s Club of America)
Outstanding College
Students of America
Assistant News Editor for Optimist
(bi-weekly campus newspaper)
USAA Scholastic
All-American
Dean’s List 5
semesters
REFERENCES Mr. Alan Seay
Principal
Iowa Park HS
1513 West Highway
Iowa Park, Texas
76367
940.592.2144
Mrs. Cheryl
Chrisman
Taylor Publishing
Company Account Representative
250 Pumphrey Drive
Fort Worth, Texas
76114
1.800.938.3011
Mr. David Dixon
Taylor Publishing
Company Account Representative
1133 Wheaton Ct.
Bedford, Texas
76021
817.485.6719
Mr. Steve Chapman
(former principal Permian HS)
Assistant
Superintendent for Secondary
Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Independent School District
1849 Central Drive
Bedford, TX 76022-6096
Main: 817.283.4461
Mrs. Jill Druesedow
English/Journalism teacher
Haskell High School, Haskell, Texas
707 Avenue H.
Haskell, Texas 79521
940.864.2264