Stacie LaFollette ~ 20 Years of Service!

Please join us in congratulating Stacey LaFollette for 20 years of service at ADM! 

Mrs. LaFollette is a 6th Grade ELA Teacher at DeSoto Intermediate School.  She was born in Madison, SD and raised in Vermillion, SD.  She received her BSED from University of South Dakota, graduating with honors.  Stacie’s first teaching role was with Saunders County District 3 in Nebraska, a one-room schoolhouse near Lincoln, NE.  She also taught for the Waterloo Community School District before moving to ADM.  This is Stacie’s 22nd year in education.  

ADM's quality schools were one of the reasons Stacie and her family chose to build their home here 20 years ago.  She stays at ADM because she enjoys the students and families that she serves here.  She also appreciates the camaraderie, professionalism, and pleasant work environment that she has experienced at ADM, having taught at 3 different buildings in our district.  

Stacie shared that her father is the main reason she became a teacher.  Regarding her father, she shared, “He was a high school teacher and coach for 37 years.  He is one of the funniest and most sensible men I have ever known.  Having him as my own teacher for two classes in high school, not to mention my basketball coach, allowed me to see first-hand how he made an impact on students' lives.  I try to connect to kids the way he did, using playful humor to engage while creating a positive and caring learning environment.”

What Stacie enjoys most about her teaching role is seeing her students grow academically and, more importantly, as independent thinkers.  Stacie shared, “It is incredibly important to me that we teach kids how to think, not what to think.”

Outside of school, Stacie enjoys spending time with her family, golfing, and spoiling her grandchildren rotten.

Thank you, Stacie LaFollette, for your 20 years of service with ADM! 

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