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Ms. Mire has been at Rummel so long, no one exactly
knows what she did in a previous life. Rumor has it she grew up very close to Banks St. in
New Orleans and attended Cabrini High School. Nursing home residents in San Antonio and
Tyler, Texas claim she was their English teacher back before J.D. Salinger wrote Catcher
in the Rye..
Since Brother John Fairfax hired her in 1973, most of her time
has been spent at 1901 Severn teaching English to Juniors and Seniors. Parents of current
students may still have nervous tremors when they remember the term papers they turned in
to Miss Morgavi. In 1986, Miss Morgavi returned to school as Ms. Mire and became an honest
woman.
In 1989, Ms. Mire turned on her first IBM computer, a speed demon
with 640 K of RAM and a 40 meg hard drive. Somehow that led to a new career although she
claims she is still just "an English teacher disguised as a Technology
Coordinator." If she's not sitting at one of the 250 plus work stations on campus,
you can find her in her spacious office which was probably once a broom closet in the
administrative area.
Education
and Credentials:
BA from University of Dallas, MAET from University of
New Orleans
Hobbies:
Ms. Mire enjoys SCUBA diving, eating out and going to
the show, reading, gardening, needlepoint
Additional
Comments
Sometimes, I ask myself what a nice girl like me is doing in a job like this.
Last time I looked, I was Chairman of the English department or Student Council moderator
or something. Now, I'm crawling around on the floor checking to see if the network cable
is plugged in to a work station. Oh well, I guess it's like New Orleans weather; if you
don't like it, wait awhile and it will change.
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Other Points of Interest:
Ms. Mire likes alumni who keep
in touch as well as the fact that Rummel is a school that lets scholars
and athletes and even scholar/athletes have an opportunity to grow to their
full potential.. She enjoys the faculty that can laugh together and be in
a happy place.
Ms. Mire is
an avid SCUBA enthusiast. She maintains a website with trip
reports and photos on her
website.
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