Transplanted Californian, happily thriving in Washington state. I have been teaching at high school since I first went into education and still think working with teens is the best! A Husky-trained librarian, I’ve been a Scot for 18 years. I consider myself well-versed in Macs but remain mystified by the rest of my family’s PCs. I’m holding out for an iPhone on my next upgrade.
Someone once told me that we are never more than 6 feet from a spider at any given time (yikes!); well, I am never more than 6 feet from a book, not only here at school but at home, in my car, on vacation, or waiting for the dentist. I love my family, and I also enjoy kayaking, hiking, riding my new bike, cooking, Merl Regle’s crossword puzzles, the bread pudding at the Nordstrom bistro, and any laugh that makes my stomach hurt.
Ms Kathy B Jordan
Born in California, moved to Ohio as a teenager, met and married “Bo” (we went to the same high school) at the young age of 23. My father was civil service for the Air Force, so we moved to different airbases while growing up, resulting in 12 different schools by graduation!I was an exchange student in England the summer after my junior year; it was such a great experience I decided to move to England & Ireland for my first year out of high school. Going to work as a waitress and saving all of my money made it possible to finance my adventure. My father is first generation American, both of his parents immigrated from Ireland and met and married in California, so getting to live in Ireland and meet my great aunt, great uncle and many cousins was fantastic.
Ms Mounsey (aka Crystal)
I am the tech guru extraordinaire and laptop kahuna for Shorecrest. My parents both went through the Shoreline schools, settled in Shoreline where my dad was a longtime firefighter. Both my brother and I graduated from Shorewood but I’ve spent many more years among the Highlands of Shorecrest. I probably win the title of Library Clown and my job description includes ‘official box opener for all packages’.
I may struggle with what outfit to put on in the morning but I never stress about my shoes – I have 47 pairs! I am a huge Storm fan; I’ve been a season ticket holder since their first year. And to top it all off, I quilt. No kidding! Today's shoes: #16
I had the same haircut from 4 years to 8th grade and so did my sisters. (Visualize hair that looks like a helmet, but with a few nonconforming locks.). My mom cut all my siblings’ hair with assembly line efficiency. (I’m the middle child of 4 sisters & 6 brothers). At least I didn’t have the standard issue buzz like my brothers. I decided to grow my hair out during my most sensitive phase — 9th grade. What was I thinking??? You can’t help but wince & giggle at my freshman pic with the dorky, cheap drug store clips holding back the nose-length bangs. And my teeth — a Simpson’s cartoon overbite with a Mad Magazine gap. By senior year I had thick, shiny straight hair down to my mid-back and imagined I could be in a shampoo ad. Ha ha, silly me! Oh I had braces, too. Which caused me to have recurring dreams about my teeth being so loose that they fall out if you touch them.
I graduated from Bothell High School in the top ten, but only because I took all the drawing, sewing, weaving, macramé, jewelry, ceramic-type classes I could. I stayed out of school for a year because I was tired of my enormous academic workload in high school. (Another big ha ha.) At WSU I met my husband with the most perfect teeth ever and have two sons who both wore braces and graduated from Shorecrest.
The three things I like best about myself are my goofiness, my ability to listen, and my creativity. (Um, I sort of stole this from someone else’s bio.) The things I dislike about myself are not being able to remember your name, the Korean accent I picked up from my husband and being a poor speller.
Born and raised in the Seattle area, I can’t imagine living anywhere else but here in Shoreline. Even though I’ve only worked the last 6 years here at Shorecrest, I’ve been part of the Scots’ family since ’95 when my oldest of 3 kids entered as a freshman. I helped write class songs for two consecutive SC Homecomings that won first place for the Class of ’99. I love school spirit – I was my school mascot for two years. If any of you have taken Chemistry with Mr. Santo Pietro I’m sure you’ve heard the song he has played, “Chemistry, There’s So Much to Know, with Santo Pietro”, as an example of a creative display of vocabulary words. That’s me and my daughter, back in the day. Did you know that I made the Shorecrest quilt in the Junction? I’m quilting all the time, unless I’m playing softball on the co-ed team with all 3 of my kids. There are several SC grads and parents on the team and we are good! Besides quilting (27 yrs), playing softball (38 yrs), and being a mom (31 yrs), I also enjoy being in the church choir, walking with my husband for exercise and going away for long weekend trips. I have two adorable grandchildren a girl & a boy and I'm gaga to be a nana.
