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Stephanie Hasty grew up in Mansfield, Missouri, where the Little House books were written. She loves living in the Ozarks and has lived in the area all of her life. She always wanted to be a teacher and would practice giving lessons to her sisters, Marissa and Kim, over records they would listen to or movies they would watch.
After college at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) she studied a semester abroad in London. This changed her life and helped her understand that although we are all different, we are all actually connected. At school Stephanie runs book clubs and teaches journalism. She plans lessons and grades papers in school on Sunday afternoons. Stephanie loves the pros and cons of small town life. She likes seeing the spark that education and learning can ignited in her students. She loves the passion that she sees when her students are challenged to think outside of the box. She chose to teach in Lebanon for the challenge of motivating students to succeed after high school.