Wrangell Head Start Lead Teacher Carrie Wallace gathers her young students during circle time last week. Wallace recently received an award for “Teacher of the Year” among Alaska Head Start teachers.
Carrie Wallace has spent the majority of her life working with children. From teaching Sunday school as a teenager to now leading the classroom at Wrangell’s Head Start Center, Wallace, 67, has helped shaped the minds of her young students and encouraged them to grow, learn and explore.
Throughout her adult life, Wallace has led summer youth recreational programs, organized Girl Scout camps, and served as a substitute teacher for the school district before being hired as a classroom aide for special education.
And, for 26 years, Wallace has worked at the Head Start Center in Wrangell — the pas...
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