Mrs. Beightol & her family have lived in the Lake Norman region for over 3 years. She was born & raised in rural New York State on a Dairy Farm. She graduated from Cornell Univeristy with a B.S. in Food Science. She attended graduate school at the State University of New York at Fredonia where she earned an M.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Science & Secondary Education. She taught in rural New York State public schools for four years before moving to Port Saint Joe, Florida. There she began her Christian teaching ministry & remained there for two years. Thereafter, she relocated to the Lake Norman region & taught in a local Christian school for three years. She has been teaching for 11 years from 6th to 12th grades.

Her favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 3:5-6