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5th Grade

5th Grade Teacher

Christine Brown

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Youngsville Elementary School
Department(s)
5th, Science
Title(s)
Teacher
Job Title
Teacher

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
(919) 556 -52

Education

Degree(s)
B.S. Sociology, Marymount University

Other Information

Biography
Mrs. Brown has been teaching for 13 years and 12 of those years have been in
the fifth-grade classroom. Her family is originally from the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, where she earned her Bachelors degree in Sociology and license in Elementary Education at Marymount University. Mrs. Brown loves teaching 5th grade science and tapping into her students curiosity. She looks forward to another amazing year at Youngsville.

5th Grade Teacher

Karen Beck

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Long Mill Elementary
Department(s)
5th, English, READING/ELA, English, Social Studies, READING/ELA
Title(s)
Teacher
Job Title
Teacher

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
919-556-5250

Education

Degree(s)
B.S. Early Childhood & Elementary Education, McKendree College, IL
M.S. in Educational Administration, SIU Edwardsville IL

Other Information

Biography
Karen Beck has been an educator for over 25 years. She received her B.S. in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from McKendree College and began her teaching career in Illinois. Karen received her M.S. in Educational Administration from SIU in Edwardsville and became a principal. After retirement, she returned to teaching, which is her passion.

5th Grade Teacher

Brittany Hedgepeth

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Youngsville Elementary School
Department(s)
5th, Math
Title(s)
Teacher
Job Title
Teacher

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
(919) 556 5250

Education

Degree(s)
B.S. Elementary Educaton, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
M.A. Education, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Other Information

Biography
Ms. Hedgepeth graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2009 with a bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Secondary Mathematics. After teaching for a few years she continued her education through UNCP in 2016 when she received her masters degree in Education. In her spare time Ms. Hedgepeth volunteers with a local rescue group to help find homes for homeless shelter dogs. She is a product of NC public schools and is very excited to give back to the same system.