Education & Training

Dawn and Nathan Rountree

Teachers

High School: Dawn: Hickory High ('99), Nathan: Lakeland ('99)

Career & Technical Ed. Program Studied: Dawn: Graphic Communications Systems, Electronics I & II, Communication Systems, Photography; Nathan: Manufacturing Systems, Construction Technology, Technical Drawing & Design, Principles of Technology, Agriculture

Additional Studies/Training: BS at Old Dominion University

Teaching Technology... Together

Lasers…robotics…computer-aided drafting: these are some of the cutting-edge subjects that students in Suffolk learn from Nathan and Dawn Rountree. And while this couple doesn’t share a classroom, they do share an interest in technology that stretches back to their years as students at Hickory and Lakeland High Schools. Both were active in Technology Student Associations, and both have benefited from the many CTE courses they included in their studies.

“Being involved in [those] CTE courses in high school prepared me to teach CTE courses,” says Dawn. Husband Nathan agrees. “Being a Technology teacher, every bit of the knowledge I gained through my CTE courses is applicable to my career.”