Mrs. Raines has lived in Memphis all of her life.  She  graduated from the University of Memphis.  She has taught kindergarten, second grade, third grade, and seventh grade.  She has taught at Snowden for the past eleven years.  She has taught seventh grade social studies for the past four years.

     Mrs. Raines is married.  She has a daughter, a son-in-law, two stepsons, and three dogs.

     Mrs. Raines loves her family, Snowden, baseball, Mexican food, and a good mystery.

Mission Statement

Students come into our room on the first day of school with a great deal of knowledge of the world around them. In my class we will continue to learn about the world around us and to learn of the events in history that shaped the world we see today. In addition to learning facts about the world that surrounds us, we will begin to ask "why".
Why are there negative situations in the world that suppress individuals' ability to grow and prosper? Is there anything that we can do as individuals, a class, or a society to change our world for the better?
Let's press on toward our goal!