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'''Loretta Rowan''' is a fourth-grade teacher at [[Mountain Brook Elementary School]] and a giraffe-lover. | '''Loretta Rowan''' is a fourth-grade teacher at [[Mountain Brook Elementary School]] and a giraffe-lover. | ||
Rowan has decorated her classroom with giraffes since she started teaching in [[1983]]. In [[2006]] one of her students, Bill Perry, enterred the name "Rowan" in a contest to name the [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s baby giraffe. The name was selected from over 1,200 entrants and | Rowan has decorated her classroom with giraffes since she started teaching in [[1983]]. In [[2006]] one of her students, Bill Perry, enterred the name "Rowan" in a contest to name the [[Birmingham Zoo]]'s baby giraffe. The name was selected from over 1,200 entrants and Rowan's class has adopted [[Rowan]] the giraffe. | ||
Rowan hopes to take a safari tour to Africa to see giraffes in the wild. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Wolfson, Hannah (September 1, 2006) "Teacher receives tall honor." ''Birmingham News''. | * Wolfson, Hannah (September 1, 2006) "Teacher receives tall honor." ''Birmingham News''. | ||
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[[Category:Educators]] | [[Category:Educators]] | ||
[[Category:Mountain Brook | [[Category:Mountain Brook faculty]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:03, 29 May 2008
Loretta Rowan is a fourth-grade teacher at Mountain Brook Elementary School and a giraffe-lover.
Rowan has decorated her classroom with giraffes since she started teaching in 1983. In 2006 one of her students, Bill Perry, enterred the name "Rowan" in a contest to name the Birmingham Zoo's baby giraffe. The name was selected from over 1,200 entrants and Rowan's class has adopted Rowan the giraffe.
Rowan hopes to take a safari tour to Africa to see giraffes in the wild.
References
- Wolfson, Hannah (September 1, 2006) "Teacher receives tall honor." Birmingham News.