Monday, July 23, 2012

Meet our faculty - Mrs. Mamie Hall, Social Studies

We are excited to share with you a little bit about our newest faculty member, Mrs. Mamie Hall.

Mamie Hall earned a B.A. in English Literature with minors in History and Secondary Education from The College of William and Mary in Virginia. Most recently, Mrs.Hall taught middle school in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system for the past seven years. She is excited about working with RTHS students and helping them make a smooth transition into high school. Mrs. Hall is a National Board Certified teacher who has served as department chair, a mentor for beginning teachers, and a supervisor for pre-service teachers. She is passionate about not only providing the best possible education for her students, but also encouraging the next generation of  teachers. Mrs. Hall has been know to read multiple books at a time and has a particular affinity for historical fiction and biography. 

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Meet our faculty - Mr. Ian Finley, English and Drama


We are excited to share with you a little bit about our newest faculty member, Mr. Ian Finley.

Ian Finley holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU (where he earned the Harry Kondoleon Award for Playwriting, 2002) and a BFA in acting from the University of Utah.  He has served as Director of Education for Burning Coal Theatre Company for eight years, where he expanded the program to bring hands-on experience with Shakespeare, playwriting and dramatic arts to thousands of students each year.

Mr. Finley is also an accomplished playwright, and currently serves as the 2012 Piedmont Laureate in the field of Playwriting and Screenwriting.  He is the author of several plays including Jude the Obscure - Parts 1 & 2, 1960, Green Square, Suspense, Giblet and the critically acclaimed Our Histories series of plays for Burning Coal Theatre Company.  His writing for digital media includes the award-winning Babel, Kaged and Klockwerk: The Shadow in the Cathedral

Mr. Finley has taught for fourteen years for the University of Utah's Youtheatre, Young Playwrights Inc. in New York, Southern Methodist University, and Burning Coal Theatre Company.  He is excited to begin teaching drama and English. 

Meet our faculty - Mrs. Tammy Darden, Exceptional Children

We are excited to share with you a little about our newest faculty member, Ms. Tammy Darden.


Mrs. Darden is joining Research Triangle High School from Wake County Public Schools, where she was the Special Service Teacher Assistant for five years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from East Carolina University with a dual licensure in Special Education and Reading for grades K-12.  Mrs. Darden is licensed to teach general curriculum special education, in-class resource, cross-categorical resource and reading intervention, and she has an extensive background in all inclusive programs serving students in Pre-K through 12th grade.

Through her educational studies, she has become proficient in writing and implementing student's individual education plans, six-step lesson plans centered on student assessments, and designing classroom management plans.

She is very excited to be joining the team at RTHS this fall.