sonya hemmings

Contact

shemmings@madisonprep.org
(480) 345-2306, Ext. 202 


Office Hours

By appointment only, either before school (7:30 to 8 a.m.) or after school (2:50 to 4 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

Classes/Duties

9th Grade English (all year): grammar, poetry, and literature and composition.
9th Grade World Geography (2nd and 3rd trimesters): landforms, countries, capitals, and cultures.
10th and 11th Grade Latin: vocabulary, grammar, translation, history, mythology, and culture.
11th Grade Visual Arts: history of art and artists, including significant movements and works. 

Assignments

FIRST trimester:

(Homework to be announced.)

8/7/23 to 8/10/23
9th Grade English:
(Details to come.)
10th Grade Latin:
(Details to come.)
11th Grade Latin:
(Details to come.)
1th Grade Visual Arts:
(Details to come.)
After spending a number of years observing from the outside and cheering on my children (as well as other family members and friends) while they participated in Patriot sports and extracurricular activities, I was excited last year to join the stellar and steadfast JMPS staff As the 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade language arts teacher. This year, I hope to continue to impart my love for words and images and the ways they work to my high school students. Although I come from a long line of teachers, I decided during college that I’d take a different career path. And for awhile, I did. I graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, and in the decades since, I’ve written, edited, and designed for newspapers, magazines, and books. Somehow, though, I’ve almost always found myself teaching — not only my own children, whom I homeschooled, but also students from other families in learning co-ops and online classes. My husband, Shawn, and I have lived in Tempe since we were married in 1995. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, cooking, and playing the piano, as well as dabbling in photography and textile arts. Our four children have all enjoyed their time as “part-time Patriots,” playing a variety of sports. While the two oldest have graduated and moved on to college and career, the two youngest have joined me on the JMPS campus, where we are now excited to call ourselves “full-time Patriots.”