Margaret Mavourneen Hombs

Background

Hombs, Margaret Mavourneen was born on May 17, 1934 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Pat and Eloise (Taylor) O'Brien.

Education

Bachelor in Music, Marymount College, 1955; Master of Arts in Education, Loyola University, Westchester, California, 1956; postgraduate in library science, California State University, Los Angeles, 1984.

Career

Teacher, Baldwin (California) Park School District, 1956-1957; teacher, Garden Grove (California) Union School District, 1961-1974; teacher, Morongo Union School District, Morongo Basin, California, since 1974; teacher district curriculum and instruction, Morongo Union School District, Morongo Basin, California, since 1979; teacher county language arts and county media, Morongo Union School District, Morongo Basin, 1981-1984; secondary chair, Morongo Union School District, Morongo Basin, California, 1985-1986; mentor teacher, developer district curriculum, Morongo Union School District, Morongo Basin, 1986-1989. Coordinator Writing Celebration, San Bernardino, California, 1979-1981, 1986-1988;committee member Garden Grove Union School District, 1964-1970. CJSF advisor Garden Grove and Morongo School districts, since 1960.

Chair site department, 1964-1969, 79-81, 87-88, library, 1981-1984. Consultant Prentice-Hall, since 1989.

Achievements

• Margaret Mavourneen Hombs has been listed as a noteworthy Teacher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Soloist, choir director, St. Christopher's Catholic Church, Joshua Tree, California, since 1978, director, soloist Hi Desert Cultural Center, since 1978. Actress, stagemgr., Playhous Guild, Joshua Tree, since 1978. Member National Council Teachers of English, Library.

Media Specialists, Morongo Teachers Association, California Media Library. Educators Association, California Teachers Association, National Education Association, Association Supervision and Curriculum Development, 4-H Club (leader 1973-1978), Alpha Mu Gamma.

Connections

Married Max David Garten, June 27, 1957 (divorced 1968). Married John Hayden Hombs, December 7, 1969 (divorced 1990). Children: Eric, Lisa, Kurt.

Stepchildren: Stacy, Karin.

Father:

Pat O'Brien

Mother:

Eloise (Taylor) O'Brien

Spouse:

John Hayden Hombs

Spouse:

Max David Garten

child:

Stacy Hombs

child:

Kurt Hombs

child:

Eric Hombs

child:

Karin Hombs

child:

Lisa Hombs