Mrs. Palinkas is part of the 6th grade team and teaches Language Arts. She has been at South Charlotte Middle since 2006.
Mrs. Palinkas was not always a teacher. She spent over 15 years in the business world. She was an accountant for a big advertising agency in Richmond, VA and then transitioned into marketing and sales. She believes her business and marketing background has a lot to do with her success as a teacher.
She went back to school to be a teacher when she started having her own children. Watching her kids experience and learn new things thrilled her, and she wanted to play a bigger role with their whole generation.
Mrs. Palinkas has been married to Mr. Mark Palinkas since 1993, and they have three children. Their sons, Jack and Will are at UNCC. Holly is a Sophomore at Providence High School. They have three pets; Gracie and Tucker (dogs) and Miss Kitty (cat).
Mrs. Palinkas grew up in upstate New York, Rochester to be exact. She went to college at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA.
As for her hobbies, she enjoys running, re-decorating her home room by room, watching and cheering for her kids, paternal and school, at extra-curricular events, going to the beach, camping, and trying new recipes.
Mrs. Palinkas was not always a teacher. She spent over 15 years in the business world. She was an accountant for a big advertising agency in Richmond, VA and then transitioned into marketing and sales. She believes her business and marketing background has a lot to do with her success as a teacher.
She went back to school to be a teacher when she started having her own children. Watching her kids experience and learn new things thrilled her, and she wanted to play a bigger role with their whole generation.
Mrs. Palinkas has been married to Mr. Mark Palinkas since 1993, and they have three children. Their sons, Jack and Will are at UNCC. Holly is a Sophomore at Providence High School. They have three pets; Gracie and Tucker (dogs) and Miss Kitty (cat).
Mrs. Palinkas grew up in upstate New York, Rochester to be exact. She went to college at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA.
As for her hobbies, she enjoys running, re-decorating her home room by room, watching and cheering for her kids, paternal and school, at extra-curricular events, going to the beach, camping, and trying new recipes.