Information about Mrs. Eddington

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English degree from Western Washington University, and a Masters in Education/Educational Technology degree, also from WWU. I did my student teaching at Vista Middle School in Ferndale, Washington in a seventh grade language arts/social studies/reading block. I have been at Central Kitsap Junior High since 1980, and classes I have taught there include Language Arts 7, Journalism/Language Arts 8, Reading 7-9, Introduction to Literature 8/9, Journalism 8/9, and Study Strategies. I have been National Honor Society Advisor, Games Club Advisor, and I have been the Cub Chronicle advisor since 1981.

I grew up in University Place (near Tacoma) and graduated from Curtis High School. I have lived in Oregon and Washington.  I now live on Long Lake in Port Orchard.

My family includes my husband Mike, who works in office machine technology. He also teaches ski school on winter weekends, which he has done for almost 30 years. He likes to do autocross, as he is doing in the picture on the right, in a Fiat X1/9. 

 Our elder son is Ian, 23. He is a Marine Corps reservist who has served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait and Iraq twice, and is now in college at Eastern Washington University. Our younger son is Alex, 21, who is an avid wake boarder. You can see him here in his boat. He is also attends college at EWU, and works on project cars (like the Fiat above) in his spare time. 

The other members of our family are our cats, Misty (left) and Lily (right). We think Misty is part lynx because of the tufts on her ears, and she is a little wild cat. Lily is gentle and loving.

Mike and I met while skiing, and worked as ski instructors/ski school supervisors for many years at Snoqualmie Summit and Crystal Mountain- Mike still does; I just ski for fun now! My other interests include karate (I have a black belt in the Shito-Ryu style), kayaking, my Audi TT, traveling, and reading.  I belong to a book club, which meets once a month to discuss books, and I make sure to save time at the end of each day to read.