Tammie (Van Zee) Kosgei

I am actively persuing my degree in Speech Pathology. I work with adults and children who have develomental disabilities. I teach them to be as independent as possible. I also worked many years at a residential treatment facility for children. My goal is to continue to serve at risk youth and help them to cho0se positive direction for their lives. I had my daughter in 2003 and through God's grace...met Mr. Right January 2007 and we were married this past March...we are still planning our formal ceremony to celebrate our anniversary March 2010. I am very involved in my daughter's education...have served on several parent committees and I am a very strong advocate for literacy! READ TO YOUR KIDS!

I recall many good memories from high school...but would not want to repeat any of high school! I remember our Junior year, taking the Peer Helper class. I got to know classmates that quite frankly, I could not stand! They were jerks to me! But through this class I learned that there were reasons for the way people behave and I learned that if I let down my walls...that people are all people whatever they do. And that we all have issues. During the planning of Jr. prom...I clearly remember when I realized that a bond had been created in our class. I considered some people who once were my enemies...friends! I do remember being angry a lot though because opportinities for things like singing solos and things were always given to the same people over and over...people like me never had a chance regardless of the talent! By the way...I kick ass at karaoke! I can sing the walls out of any place anywhere! Sorry...but I love singing! Anyway...that is probablly the crappiest memory I have...I ended up quiting choir my senior year because I was sick of putting my heart and soul into it all and not being recongnized for them. I regreted this very much at graduation when I was not up there singing with my classmates. When I look back at it...I feel angry that I just gave up instead of standing up for myself because now I am encouraging kids to stand up for themselves...appropriately, of course! I came to Sioux Center in 7th grade after my parents divorced and I remember being introduced to someone who I was supposed to shaddow and they ditched me and I got lost in the school. I also remember someone telling me "stop staring". I didn't stare at people but there were people that reminded me of friends from my old school and it hurt! I still remember graduation and that one of our classmated went around LeMars telling people that my diploma was not signed. To the person who did this....IT WAS SIGNED! Thank you very much!