My name is Kayla Salas, and I am a junior majoring in Elementary Education. This is my first semester taking classes in the College of Education, and I am on the “new” program so it is a little nerve wrecking, but I am still very excited to finally get to this point. I graduated from Mary G. Montgomery High School in 2008, and I have lived in Semmes, Alabama all my life and hope to change that after graduation. I have an older sister who is a nursing major here at South, and a younger brother who plays football for Semmes Middle School. My boyfriend, Lee Jenkins, and I have been together for almost two years now, and he is a senior at the University of Mobile majoring in secondary education.
When I was seventeen I began working at my current job, Moffett Road Baptist Child Development Center. I am an afternoon caregiver to thirteen three year olds and during the Summer I teach the K3 curriculum in the mornings. I absolutely love my job, and it makes me even more excited to become a teacher. I chose elementary education as my major because I want to help make a difference in the lives of younger generations. Outside of school and work, I attend Orchard Assembly of God where I volunteer in the two year old nursery. Teaching is something I have wanted to do since the second grade, and I am thrilled to start living that dream.
