09/02/2026
Meet our Related Arts Team
Staff Name: Amanda McEntyre
Subject: Tech Lab
Years in Education: 9
What is something that you dislike or fear? snakes
Some fun facts about you
I want to go shark cage diving with Great Whites
Academic experience:
Crossroads Elementary, Whitwell Middle, Whitwell High School and Chattanooga State
What artist would we hear the most on your playlist?
Glorilla or Megan Maroney
What is your favorite beverage? Sundrop
What is your favorite snack/candy? Chocolate
Who is your favorite athlete? Sophie Cunningham
What is your favorite scent? Narcissist from Buff City Soap
What is your favorite quote?
Attitude reflects leadership Captain
What is your favorite store to shop? Buff City Soap or TJ Maxx
What is your favorite fast food restaurant? Chick fil a
What is your favorite sit down restaurant? Stir
What is your favorite hobbies? Reading and traveling
What is your favorite season? Fall ( football baby)
Who is your favorite sports team?
Auburn Tigers, Eagles, and Warriors
What is your favorite color(s)?
black, royal blue and purple
What is your favorite movie?
Remember The Titans or Sweet Home Alabama
What is your favorite TV show? Greys Anatomy
Have you ever met anyone famous?
Kelsea Ballerini
Staff Name: Bridgett Blevins
Subject: Guidance
Years in Education: 10
What is something that you dislike or fear?
Spiders
Some fun facts about you:
I love to travel and visit new places.
Academic experience:
Marion County High School
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Bachelor of Social Work
University of Tennessee at Knoxville - Master's Degree in Counseling
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Master's Degree in School Counseling
What artist would we hear the most on your playlist?
Morgan Wallen
What is your favorite beverage? Coffee
What is your favorite snack/candy? Skittles
Who is your favorite athlete? Ronald Acuna Jr.
What is your favorite scent? Rio de Janeiro #62
What is your favorite quote?
"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."
What is your favorite store to shop? Lululemon
What is your favorite fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A
What is your favorite sit down restaurant The High Point
What is your favorite hobbies? Reading and watching baseball
What is your favorite season?Fall
Who is your favorite sports team?
Tennessee Volunteers and the Braves
What is your favorite color(s)? Purple
What is your favorite movie? Titanic
What is your favorite TV show? Survivor
Have you ever met anyone famous? Michael Strahan
Staff Name: Stacy Dodson
Subject: Librarian, Interventionist Leader
Years in Education: This will be my 17th year. Started in 2009
What is something that you dislike or fear?
Spiders
Some fun facts about you:
I was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Academic experience:
Jasper Middle School
5th Grade Teacher – 5 years
School Librarian – 2 years
Jasper Elementary School
1st Grade Teacher – 1 year
2nd Grade Teacher – 3 years
4th Grade Teacher – 2 years
Richard Hardy Memorial School
2nd Grade Teacher- 2 years
4th/5th Grade Teacher – 1 year
What artist would we hear the most on your playlist?
Sirius XM The Message
What is your favorite beverage? Sweet tea
What is your favorite snack/candy? Cheese It’s, Jolly Ranchers
What is your favorite scent?
Anything vanilla or Sandalwood
What is your favorite store to shop? Amazon
What is your favorite fast food restaurant Chic-Fil-A
What is your favorite hobbies?
Playing piano, reading, taking naps, organizing
What is your favorite season? Fall
What is your favorite color(s)? Green
Staff Name: Shelley Phillips
Subject: Physical Education
Years in Education: 27
What is something that you dislike or fear?
Spiders, Scary Movies
Some fun facts about you:
I'm a beekeeper.
Academic experience
Bridgeport Elementary, South Pittsburg Elementary, South Pittsburg High School, Marion County High School, Lincoln Memorial University, Lee University and Cumberland University
What artist would we hear the most on your playlist?
Metallica (James Hetfield), Prince
What is your favorite beverage? Sweet Tea
What is your favorite snack/candy?
Whatchamacallit, Sweetarts, Doritos
Who is your favorite athlete? Michael Jordan
What is your favorite scent? Lavender, Vanilla
What is your favorite quote?
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"
What is your favorite store to shop? HomeGoods
What is your favorite fast food restaurant Taco Bell
What is your favorite hobbies?
Fishing, beekeeping, camping, reading, hiking, gardening
What is your favorite season?Fall
Who is your favorite sports team?
Alabama!!! Roll Tide!!! Dodgers
What is your favorite color(s)? Turquoise
What is your favorite movie? The Notebook
What is your favorite TV show?
Sanford and Son, Survivor, Wheel of Fortune
Have you ever met anyone famous?
Boyz II Men
Staff Name: Ann Morrison
Subject: Tech Lab
Years in Education: 21
What is something that you dislike or fear? Liars
Some fun facts about you
I saved a sea turtle this summer. Farming is my dream job.
Academic experience:
Middle Tennessee State University and UTC
What artist would we hear the most on your playlist?
Prince or Toby Keith
What is your favorite beverage? Diet Sundrop
What is your favorite snack/candy? Sea Salt Caramel Twix or Turtles
Who is your favorite athlete? Jacob Saylors - Gerald Riggs
What is your favorite scent? Sandalwood
What is your favorite quote?
"A day without laughter is a day wasted."
What is your favorite store to shop? TJ Maxx
What is your favorite fast food restaurant Taco Bell
What is your favorite sit down restaurantChili's
What is your favorite hobbies?
reading, the beach
What is your favorite season? Fall
Who is your favorite sports team? Tennessee Vols
What is your favorite color(s)? green
What is your favorite movie?
Steel Magnolias and Remember the Titans
What is your favorite TV show? Big Bang Theory
Have you ever met anyone famous?
Toby Keith, Phillip Fulmer, Peyton Manning, Alan Jackson, Darren Knight (Southern Mama)
Staff: Sonya Renfroe
Subject: Art
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Staff Name: Steve Burdick
Subject: Band Director
Years in Education: 28
Some fun facts about you
I recently retired from the military after 28 years of service.
Academic experience:
Bearden High School in Knoxville class of 1985, University of Tennessee Knoxville 1985-1987; University of Michigan-Bachelors of Music 1990; University of Tennessee Chattanooga-Master of Music Education 2001; Tennessee Technological University-Educational Specialist Degree in Instructional Leadership 2008.
What artist would we hear the most on your playlist?
Classical Music
What is your favorite beverage? Black Coffee
What is your favorite snack/candy? Peanut Butter Pretzels
What is your favorite color(s)? Blue
What is your favorite TV show?
NCIS
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Staff Name: Courtney Barker
Subject: Behavioral Health
Years in Education: 4
What is something that you dislike or fear?
Deep water
Some fun facts about you
I am from California; I was in the Marine Corps, and my favorite food is chips and guac
Academic experience:
Prior to Jasper Middle School I was at South Pittsburg Elementary School
What artist would we hear the most on your playlist?
Motionless in White
What is your favorite beverage? Lemonade
What is your favorite snack/candy? Welches Fruit Snacks
Who is your favorite athlete? Mackenzie Dern
What is your favorite scent? Pumpkin Spice
What is your favorite quote?
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind" Dr. Seuss
What is your favorite store to shop? Hobby Lobby
What is your favorite fast food restaurant Del Taco
What is your favorite sit down restaurant? El Torito
What is your favorite hobbies?
Crafting (Cricut, painting, coloring, puzzles, scrapbooking) and reading
What is your favorite season? Fall
Who is your favorite sports team?
The only sport I currently watch is UFC
What is your favorite color(s)?
Olive Green, Sage Green and Forest Green
What is your favorite movie?
How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Jim Carrey
What is your favorite TV show? Gilmore Girls
Have you ever met anyone famous?
R. Lee Ermey, Travis Pastrana, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton
If there is anything else that I left out and you want others to know
I love music and going to concerts
