Natalija has been working in the St. Joseph Public School District as a long term substitute teacher and 5th grade teacher for four years. However, this is her first year teaching in the Resource Room at E.P. Clarke Elementary School. Natalija grew up on a blueberry and cranberry farm ran by her parents in Covert, Michigan. She is the youngest sibling with two older sisters and is eagerly looking forward to being an aunt for the first time in January. Growing up, she attended Grace Christian School in Watervliet, Michigan during the week, but on Saturdays attended a Latvian language school, where she learned the language, culture, and history of her Latvian heritage. Upon graduating from high school in 2012, Natalija began attending Grove City College in western Pennsylvania. After playing four years of both volleyball and basketball for Grove City, Natalija graduated with a degree in PreK-4th grade Elementary Education and PreK-8th grade Special Education. Her experience as a student-athlete taught her many life lessons that she now has the opportunity to pass on to her players as the freshman volleyball coach at SJHS. Recently, Natalija moved to an apartment in St. Joseph, which she loves, because it is running distance to the beach. Some of Natalija's passions besides teaching and coaching are traveling, eating ice-cream, and organizing anything and everything.
1. What's your favorite movie? Any old movie with Doris Day and Rock Hudson in it
2. Favorite song? One Eyed Cat by Jenny & Tyler
3. Favorite color? Blue!
4. Favorite book? The Truth About Forever by Sara Dessen
5. Which has been the best phase of your life? The present :)
6. Biggest fear? Lacking integrity
7. How would you like to be remembered? I loved well, served well, and empowered change.
8. Best present you have ever received? My surprise 21st birthday party
9. If you were a dinosaur, which one would you be? I don't even know the names of any dinosaurs! Ha
10. Do you have a hobby? Many - playing beach volleyball, traveling, reading, dog/house sitting
11. Favorite food? All of it - ice-cream, pomegranates, ribs, etc.
12. Water or soda? Water!
13. Who are you in your group of friends? I am the reformer
14. Only child or surrounded by siblings? I'm the youngest with two older sisters
15. Flip flops or sneakers? Flip flops or barefoot would be even better!
16. What's your favorite time of year? fall or summer
17. Beach or pool? BEACH!
18. If you were president, what would be the first thing you would do? Pray! :)
19. Junk or healthy food? I want to say healthy, but I have a HUGE sweet tooth too.
20. What's the best thing that has happened to you until this moment? I came to know the depth of my sin and yet the even greater depth of God's grace and love for me
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