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.
(AI tools Grammarly and ChatGPT 4.0 assisted with this article.)