Biography

=**Yolanda Wiggins **=

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“I never saw myself as a leader. Others saw it in me and encouraged me to share with others my passion for educating our youth.” So began the administrative career of Yolanda Wiggins who currently serves as assistant principal of M. B. Hubbard Elementary School in the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools district. Wiggins has also held the position as assistant principal intern at Hollister Elementary School in Halifax County Schools. Prior to that, she taught seventh grade Language Arts in Halifax County Schools NC for 13 years. ======

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Wiggins obtained her Masters in School Administration from North Carolina State University in May 2012 as a member of the Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA) maintaining a 4.0 GPA. She received her undergraduate degree in English/Writing from East Carolina University in Greenville NC, and began her teaching career in August 1998 after being a news reporter for local newspapers for five years. While working for the newspapers, she encountered "wonderful people" (teachers, students and administrators) in the Halifax County School system. After encouragement from the superintendent, Wiggins later decided she wanted a hands-on part in education. She became a teacher through the state's lateral entry program and maintained a 4.0 average while taking education courses at N.C. Wesleyan College of Rocky Mount. ======

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One of her biggest accomplishments as a teacher was becoming a National Board Certified Teacher in November of 2005. She has been named Teacher of the Year twice – at each of the two schools at which she has taught – and Teacher of the Year for her district in 2010. Wiggins is also a published item writer for the NC End-of-Grade standardized test. She has served on testing and curriculum committees at the state level. She has also been a mentor to new teachers. ======

Wiggins resides in Rocky Mount with her husband Kelvin Wiggins and her two children, Xavier and Amber.
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In this video, I answer a series of questions about myself from "Why did I become a teacher?" to "If I were a superhero, which one would I be?" (Spring 2011)