Biography

of

Sandra Ann Nightingale

     My name is Sandy Nightingale.  I graduated from Kimball High School in 1979 and the University of South Dakota at Vermillion in 1983.  I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education, with concentration areas in Math and Social Sciences. 
     I started out my teaching career in the fall of 1983 at Wessington Springs, teaching Reading and Math to seventh and eighth grade students.  The following year, a first grade teaching position opened up in Wessington Springs and I requested a transfer.  I taught first grade there for two years.
     I was married to Craig Nightingale on June 15, 1985, and we moved to a farm north of White Lake.  After a bad winter of driving on treacherous roads, I was fortunate to be hired by the White Lake School District where I taught a combination classroom of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders for three years.  I took a Leave of Absence from teaching during the fall of 1989 to the spring of 1990 to stay home with our two young children.  When I returned to teaching in the fall of 1990, I taught first grade and I have continued to teach first grade in White Lake since that time. 
     I attended the TTL Academy at Dakota State University during the summer of 1999 where I became hooked on technology.  During the fall of 1999 to the summer of 2000, I completed the Web Master training through the New Jersey Institute of Technology.  In June of 2001, I began working towards my Master's Degree in Educational Technology through DSU.  During that time, I also attended the DTL Academy at White Lake School the summer of 2003.  I plan to graduate from the MSET program in May of 2004.
     My husband farms and is a high school wrestling coach for Kimball/White Lake. We have six beautiful children, Jennalee, 16 years; Ethan, 14 years; Zane, 11 years; Maria, 8 years; Kathryn, 2 years; and Levi, 5 months.  We keep very involved in our Church, school, and community.  Both Craig and I play in a community band for special events.  I especially enjoy music and following the kids to their various wrestling, volleyball, softball, football and track events.