ENCORE TEAM

The Encore Team (formerly known as the Special Activites Team) is a combination of different expertises.

The team consists of classes teaching Art, Band, Business Computer Technology, Chorus, Health, Keyboarding, Math Remediation, Music, Physical Education, Reading Remediation, Talented and Academically Gifted (TAG), Spanish, and Strings.

Mrs. Counterman
Team Leader

Health/PE

Mrs. Counterman began teaching at FMS in 1987. The 2006-2007 year is her 22nd year of teaching. She is a graduate of Farmville Central High School and East Carolina University . She holds a BS degree, M.A. Ed and National Board Certification, for which she is the contact person. She spends her free minute (not minutes) as the Co-athletic director and the Team Leader for the Encore Team.

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Coach Gardner has eleven years experience teaching and coaching. He holds a degree in Physical Education from East Carolina University. He is head football coach at Farmville Middle and also coaches the offensive and defensive lines at Farmville Central High School. Coach Gardner is also the throws coach for indoor and outdoor track at Farmville Central. He has a wife Amy and a son Zander and is currently working toward a head football-coaching job at a high school.

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Mr. Gardner

Health/PE

Mrs. Corbett

BCT/Keyboarding

Mrs. Corbett started working at Farmville Middle School in August 2006. This is her fourth year teaching in the public school system. She has a two year degree in Computer Programming from Pitt Community College, and a four year degree in Business Administration from Mt. Olive College. Her hobbies are swimming and fishing, and she collects dolphins and cars.

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Mrs. Barnes has six years of experience teaching in the public school system. She started her teaching career in Lenior County at Kinston High School. She holds a degree from Saint Augustine College. She has worked in the private industry for several years before working in public schools. Mrs. Barnes enjoys reading and keeping up with current events during her leisure time.

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Mrs. Barnes

BCT/Keyboarding

Mrs. Howell

Music/Strings

Mrs. Howell received her education from East Carolina University. She was awarded a B. M. Ed. degree in 1999. Her career includes 14 years of teaching experience on the elementary school, middle school and high school levels. She teaches orchestra, general music, and is currently teaching chorus. Mrs. Howell's professional organizations include NCMEA, MENC, ACDA, NCAE, and NEA. Mrs. Howell has taught piano lessons for 25+ years, and is an accomplished pianist. She was previously the organist at Westfield Baptist Church and Hood Memorial Christian Church in Dunn, North Carolina, the Farmville Presbyterian Church for 17 years, and has been substitute organist for the First Christian Church, Farmville United Methodist Church, and The Episcopal Church of Farmville. In addition, she has accompanied children’s church choirs at the Farmville United Methodist Church and the Farmville Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Howell has played for numerous weddings, special performances at schools and vocal competitions, and accompanied for voice recitals. She also was the piano accompanist for the Rocky Mount “Red Stocking Revue”, Farmville Community Arts Council production of “The Music Man”, “The Farmville Follies”, “Off-On Broadway”, and organist for the Farmville Community Singers performances of “The Messiah”. Mrs. Howell has been the accompanist for several Pitt All County Middle School and Elementary School Chorus performances, Pitt County Schools All County Orchestra, and the Brunswick County Elementary School All County Chorus. Mrs. Howell taught Orchestra at Ayden Middle School for 5 years, and in the Spring of 2003, her students successfully auditioned to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She has experience in solo literature for strings and choral students, grades 6-12, preparing students for solo festivals, beginning and intermediate strings instruction, and preparing students for large ensemble orchestra contest. She also has been an adjudicator for Pre-Festival Band performances. Mrs. Howell has been an active staff member for the NC Summer Institute of Choral Arts at Appalachian State University for the past 5 years. Mrs. Howell lives in Farmville with her husband, Eric, and they have four children: Amanda, Matt, Alyssa, and Adam. She enjoys going to the river for swimming, boating, crabbing, and fishing with friends.

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Mrs. Thomas

Art

Mrs. Thomas is an art instructor and is the head of the FMS art department. She filled a part-time art teaching position in August 2004. She assumed her current position at the semester break of that school year.

She acquired a degree at East Carolina University in Art Education with a major-studio in Interior Design. She was a part of the inaugural class of the North Carolina Teachers' Academy.

She has worked as an interior designer and as a professional artist. She is a "pen and ink specialist" who draws historical sites, homes, and businesses. She also is a portrait painter. Her work is located across the US and internationally. Prior to taking the position at FMS, she owned and operated the R.B. Thomas Art Studio, Gallery, School.

She is a member of the Pitt County Schools' Educational Foundation Board of Directors and has served on local Boards for the Farmville Community Arts Council and the Farmville Public Library.

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Mr. Fleming

Band

Ms. K Smith

Music/Chorus

Ms. Sylvestre

Spanish

Mrs. Hamilton

TAG

Mrs. Hamilton has a B.A. in English from Duke University, from which she did her practice teaching in Winston-Salem at the Advancement School , a school for underachieving eighth grade boys. She also earned an M.A. in English from East Carolina University, for which she wrote a master's thesis on Chaucer. Over thirty-nine years in education in eastern North Carolina , she has taught at the high school and middle school levels in Lenoir and Pitt Counties and at the college level at Lenoir Community College , Pitt Community College , and East Carolina University as a graduate assistant, lecturer, and instructor in the English Department. She has taught the academically gifted in Pitt County for fourteen years and has been chosen N. C. Academically Gifted Teacher of the Year.

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