Denise Parrino

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Mrs. Denise Parrino
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Personal Info

• Married with two daughters,
• Natane 18 and Aiyana 16
• Born in Detroit, Michigan
• Lived in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami Beach,
• Amsterdam and Las Vegas

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Hobbies

• Arts and Crafts
• Hiking
• Exercising
• Cooking
• Traveling
• Reading

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Education

• FIT Fashion Institute of Technology
• New York, New York
• ASU Arizona State University
• Tempe, Arizona
• Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Ottawa University
• Phoenix, Arizona
• Post Baccalaureate - Education

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Experience

• Internship Graphic Design
• BRS Watano Amsterdam, Holland
• Window Display Artist
• Sherman Buxton Los Angeles, CA
• Senior Graphic Designer
• H.Toji Associates Gardena, CA
• Book Publisher SHOTZ
• Moonshine Publications Los Angeles, CA

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Favorite Quotes

• "To educate a person in mind and not in morals is
  to educate a menace to society." Theodore
  Roosevelt, American adventurer and president
  (1858-1919)
• "Don't worry that children never listen to you.
  Worry that they are always watching you."
  Robert Fulghum, American author (b. 1937)
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Honors

• DVUSD Pride Award - Parent Volunteer for work in
  the Cultural Arts program.
• DVUSD Pride Award - Certified Teacher for work at
  Hillcrest Middle School.
• Jostens Yearbook Award - Award for best theme
  and design on a Middle School yearbook.
• DVUSD Teacher of the Year 2007

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Hillcrest Middle School

• Exploratory Department Chair
• Yearbook Advisor
• 7th Grade Computer Applications
• 8th Grade Technology
• CIT (Campus Improvement Team)

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Informational Links

• Personal Bio - personal information
• Personal Website - school information
• Character Counts - program information

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Organizations

• NEA National Education Association
• Character Counts Association
• DVUSD Exploratory Development Committee

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Educational Links

• Google - best way to search the web
• Character Counts - lessons, products quotes
• Animation Factory - animated gifs for use
• Flaming Text - create personalized fonts
• Educational Power Point Resources - educational
  power point presentations

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Contact Info

• School Phone [phone]
• E-mail denise.parrino_at_dvusd.org