Introduction:

My name is Kristi Fout. I will be your student’s 7th grade ELAR teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. I am so thankful to be at HMS and am looking forward to this year. Teaching is my passion (I'm also a life-long learner) and I hope to instill my love of learning to my students. I will do my best to create a sense of community and family into my classroom, so that all students feel safe and accepted.

Education:

In May of 1996, I graduated with a B.S. in Elementary Education, grades 1-8 and History, grades 1-8 from Southwestern Adventist University. I am ESL and GT certified. I taught 3rd grade for 10 years and then taught GT pull-out classes (grades K-5,) for 4 years before moving to Dripping Springs, where I taught 4th grade for 9 ½ years. Mid-year of 21-22 school year, my family moved to Lubbock due to my husband’s promotion. It was quite the experience to go from teaching 4th graders to 7th graders in the middle of the year. This will be my 29th year to teach.

On a Personal Note:

I’ve been married for 31 years and have 2 children (girl 22 and boy 18) and 6 rescue cats. I’m an advid learner and reader in my spare time. Currently, I am learning to speak, read, and write Korean. I love Kpop music (BTS and Monsta X are my favorites.) I love watching Korean television (part of how I am learning to speak it). I also nlove punk/emo music and am a big concert-goer. I collect BTS and Monsta X items and MCR and concert t-shirts and pop figures.