I am Julie Humbel and I have been teaching at Ballenger Creek Elementary School since the doors first opened in the fall of 1991.  Yes, I am one of the "Founding Mothers."  I began my career at BCES teaching in 1st grade.  I taught 1st grade for 11 years, before changing my focus to reading intervention.  I have been a reading interventionist here at BCES for the last 14 years, working with Kindergarten through fifth grade students.  It is a real joy to see the smiles and sense a new found confidence in the students I work with.

I attended Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA earning my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education.  I then attended Hood College and received a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education.  Along with teaching at BCES and being a part of the BCES family, I also manage to raise a family of my own! :)  I am happily married with two children, Abby and Jake, both of whom attended BCES and are now in high school.  Wow,.... time flies!

"We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of learning."  B.F. Skinner