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Ms. Mary Galatas
2ND GRADE TEACHER
About Ms. Galatas
Mary D. Galatas is a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana. After completing high school, she attended Dillard University and Xavier University. Mrs. Galatas went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Management and Communications from Concordia University Wisconsin. While attending Xavier University she represented 1976-1977 “miss freshman class queen”. After serving for some time as an elementary teacher, she attended University of Holy Cross to pursue her certification in elementary education as part of the Teacher Certification Program. Mary has been teaching for thirty-three years in private and non-traditional schools.
Mrs. Galatas has been married forty years to an outstanding gentleman, a New Orleans native. Together they have two adult children and three grandchildren. Mary enjoys traveling and family time.
She looks forward to greeting her students each day, their Huddle time. She also looks forward to working with her colleaguesa each day, they worrk as a team thriving towards the same goal, educating their students.
Mary feels that her best qualities as a teacher are patience and kindness. In addition, Mary enjoys working with people and thinks that quality also helps her as a teacher.
Mary’s educational philosophy: ” To Teach is to Touch Lives Forever.”
She was drawn to the Athlos model because she believes in the “Mission Statement”, for educationaal excellence, Prepare Mind, Healthy Body, Performance Character. She believes our generation need those character traits for their future sucess.
Favorite Performance Character Trait: Energy/Zest
Mary’s favorite Performance Character trait is “Energy/Zest.” She said, “I find myself engaging in life with enthusiasm and excitement. This character trait also leads me to enjoy each day as a gift with joy and happiness.”
Fun Facts about Ms. Galatas
- Mrs. Galatas enjoys dining out with her family.
- She is a mother of two and a grandmother of three
- She enjoys reading her Bible and going to church.
- She enjoys watching T.V. and traveling with her husband.
- Mrs. Galatas enjoys going to the movies and eating popcorn.
- She enjoys nature walks and riding bikes.
- She enjoys playing with her grandkids.
- She enjoys listening to uplifting and positive music and dancing.
Mrs. Galatas enjoys teaching children.
