Mrs. Holloway has been teaching for 22 years; 21 have been in Kindergarten (one in 2nd grade), 20 have been in Westerville, 19 of those AT Hawthorne! She attended Mount Vernon Nazarene University to receive her BA in Psychology, The Ohio State University to receive her M.Ed. in Elementary Education, and Otterbein University to receive her Reading Endorsement.
Mrs. Holloway grew up in Westerville, graduating from Westerville North High School. Her oldest son, Josiah, graduated from Westerville South in 2020 and is currently training for the Ohio Army National Guard and will attend Mount Vernon Nazarene University to study Nursing! He will be deployed during the 2022-2023 school year. Her middle child, daughter Brooke, graduated from Worthington Christian in 2022 (she went to Westerville South until her Senior year). She is also attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University and is studying Exercise Science and will be competing Pole Vault for their Women's Track and Field team. Her youngest, daughter Taryn, is in 7th grade at Worthington Christian. All three kids attended Hawthorne to be with their mom! Her husband, Bill, owned a home improvement company (Buckeye Guys Construction/Ultimate Concepts) for about 15 years. He now has his Master´s degree in School Counseling and will be the Academic and Career Planning School Counselor at Worthington Christian Schools (thus why the 2 girls switched schools- after spending years at their mom's school- it's now exciting to be with dad!). The family LOVES animals- adopting 4 dogs, Ruby, Ripley, Sheba and Hershey- and 3 cats, Spooky, Lucky, and Zuri. They also have a turtle named Dino and a bearded dragon named Rexxy.
Mrs. Holloway enjoys being a "sports mom" after school, driving her children to and from drama club, soccer, track/pole-vaulting, and cheerleading. She is very involved in the children's ministries at her church, including being a camp counselor and serving in the Nursery. She loves watching football, especially the BUCKEYES and STEELERS. Her favorite color is RED. Her favorite food is Italian and her favorite candy is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. She loves going to movies with her family. She wishes she had time to make all the fun stuff she pins on Pinterest.
Mrs. Thompson has been teaching for 4 years, all of them in Westerville! She attended Otterbein University to receive her BA in Early Childhood Education, her PreK-3 Intervention Specialist license, and her Reading Endorsement. She lives in Westerville and is still activitely involved in Otterbein's Gospel Choir and the Otterbein community!
Mrs. Thompson grew up in Dublin, Ohio where she graduated from Dublin Coffman High School. She was a dancer for 19 years and was also involved in band, choir, and served as the Preschool Sunday School teacher at her church.
Mrs. Thompson married Kevin Thompson in the fall of 2014! They met while working as camp counselors at a camp in New York while still in high school. Her husband, Kevin, works for Cheryl's Cookie Company! YUM! They welcomed their first child, Emmitt, in March of 2016.
Mrs. Thompson likes watching football, especially the BUCKEYES and BROWNS! (Makes for an interesting season working with a Steelers fan...) Her favorite color is PURPLE. Her favorite food is Mexican and her favorite candy is M&Ms. She loves anything crafty and enjoys being a part-time photographer during the summer.