Miami alumna shares advice with new Hamilton teacher starting her first year
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Pictured are Halie Barger, a second-year English teacher at Wilson Middle School, and Anna Tumlin, a first-year science teacher in the same building. The junior high teachers talked on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, with the Journal-News about the upcoming school year, which begins the week of Aug. 11, 2025. MICHAEL D. PITMAN/STAFF
Miami alumna shares advice with new Hamilton teacher starting her first year
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Miami University alumna Halie Barger, now in her second year teaching English at Wilson Middle School, is helping first-year science teacher Anna Tumlin navigate the start of the school year in Hamilton City Schools. Barger, who earned her master’s degree from Miami after leaving a journalism career, offered Tumlin advice on setting boundaries and savoring the milestones of a first year in the classroom. Both educators are preparing for the challenges and rewards ahead as they welcome students back to Wilson Middle School.
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