Shirley Hong Woo

Background

Woo, Shirley Hong was born on December 6, 1937 in Moorhead, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Chuck Kun and Mamie Wy Hong.

Education

Bachelor of Music Education, Delta State University, 1960; postgraduate, New Mexico State University, 1962-1963; postgraduate, Delta State University, 1972, 74, 76, 79, 96, 98; postgraduate, Mississippi State University, 1974, 91; postgraduate, Mississippi Valley State University, 1991, 92, 93, 97; postgraduate, Mississippi Delta Community College, 1997; postgraduate, University of Southern Mississippi, 1998.

Career

Teacher elementary music, Churchill County Schools, Fallon, Nevada, 1960-1961; teacher 2d grade, San Juan County Schools, Farmington, New Mexico, 1962-1964; teacher kindergarten, Tooele County Schools, Dugway, Utah., 1965; teacher 5 year olds, Sunflower County Progress, Project Head Start, Inverness, Mississippi, 1972-1973; teacher remedial reading, Sunflower (Mississippi) County Schools, 1973-1974; teacher 2d grade, Sunflower County Schools, Moorhead, Mississippi, 1974-1996; teacher, Sunflower County Adult Learners, Moorhead, 1989-1993; teacher consultant, Heads Up-Operation Lift Off, Greenwood, Mississippi, 1991-1993; teacher consultant, Mississippi Valley State Writing Project, Itta Bena, Mississippi, since 1991; teacher 1st grade, Sunflower County Schools, since 1996. Director The Voices of Victory choir, project director department fine arts RosserElem. School, since 1998; coordinator East Moorhead After School Program, 1992-1993;coordinator mini-session Mississippi Valley State University Writing Project, Moorhead,1994-1995, 97-98.

Achievements

• Shirley Hong Woo has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary education educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer mentor Moorhead Mentoring Group, since 1997. Member National Education Association, International Reading Association, Miss Association Educators, Music Educators National Conference, National Council Teachers English, National Council Teachers Mathematics Mississippi Reading Association, Delta State Alumni Association.

Interests

• Avocations: singing, directing choirs, dancing.

Connections

Married Richard F.N. Woo, August 20, 1961. Children: Randy, Mikela, Georgianna, Kermit.

Father:

Chuck Kun

Mother:

Mamie Wy Hong

Spouse:

Richard F.N. Woo

child:

Randy Woo

child:

Mikela Woo

child:

Kermit Woo

child:

Georgianna Woo