Name: Amber Cope
Position/School: 1 Grade Teacher/ Kindergarten Math
I grew up in (town where you were raised): Parkston, SD
Family (you can also include pets): My Husband Lee, myself, and out three children: Coy, who is 2 ½ and the twins Cami and Cash, who will be 1 on Veterans’ Day. We also have a corgi named Katie.
Education: I graduated from South Dakota State University with a B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education with a specialization in Birth through 8 years old and a minor in Human Development and Family Studies. I also have my Kindergarten Endorsement.
What makes you MV proud? So many things! We have an amazing staff, wonderful students, and their families, and the entire community of Mount Vernon is so supportive and welcoming. All of these make me so proud to be a part of the Mount Vernon School District.
You have to sing karaoke, what song do you pick?
My go to karaoke song is “Any Man of Mine” by Shaina Twain. But any 90s country song will do.
What was your favorite subject at school?
In elementary school, I loved learning math. In High School, my favorite was social sciences. I actually started at SDSU as a history major, wanting to teach High School Social Studies. I disliked science the most, but yet that was my highest score on my ACT.
You might not know this about me …
Even though I was a cheerleader in high school, in college I broke my left-hand ring finger doing a round off. Now my ring size is a half of size bigger on that hand than my right hand.