NAME:
Velvet Dow (There is a story behind the beard.)
SCHOOL:
South Grand Prairie HS, Room H256
CLASSES:
AP Calculus AB & BC, AP Computer Science
SCHOOL PHONE:
972-343-1500 ext. 1691
Mrs. Dow is in her 14th year of teaching and all her years have
been at SGP. This is her eighth year of teaching AP Calculus, her
second to teach AP Computer Science, and her prior experience
includes teaching Geometry, Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus. She
earned her Bachelor of Arts in music performance (flute) from
Principia College in 1997 and later received her teaching
certification in secondary math from UT-Arlington. Then in
2009, she received her Masters of Arts in Teaching Mathematics
from Texas Christian University. Mrs. Dow was nominated five
years in a row for Who's Who Among America's Teachers, was
Teacher of the Trimester in the Spring of 2003 as well as the Fall
of 2004 and SGPHS Teacher of the Month in May 2009. She was
voted Teacher of the Week in the fall of 2010 by the SGP Football
team. She is passionate about teaching math and hopes to make
her classes fun and interesting.
Mrs. Dow is happily married to her husband of 12 years and has
five beautiful girls, including twin year and a half old babies, seven
year old twins and a nine year old.
She is excited about what lies ahead this year!
Go Warriors!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to respect the subject
you are learning and give Mrs. Dow's class your best effort. If you are
able to do these two things, whether you like the class or not, you
WILL succeed.
Number one thing to remember - ALWAYS ask questions!