Terry Hongell was
born in Fredrick, Maryland on August 27, 1951. Terry's mother's was Ruth Doiron
Herring from Jay, Maine and her father was Albert Herring, from Athens, Georgia. They met during World War
II at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, they were both
sergeants in the Army. They settled in Maryland. Her mother and father worked as
cancer researchers. Terry has one brother named Steve who lives in
Arizona.
As a child she lived in Fredrick, Maryland and she loved to ride her bike to the pool on the Army post. She went to school at the Visitation Academy; it was a school just for girls. In school her favorite subject was math. As she grew up she worked as a lifeguard, a swimming instructor and a counselor at a camp. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 1973 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Terry got her Masters in Early Childhood Education in 1975.
Terry was married on September 13, 1975. Her husband's name is Andy; he works for the IBM Corporation. Terry has 2 children, a son and a daughter.
She taught kindergarten for 3 years in Walkersville, Maryland and 3 more years in Woodbridge, VA. Later she became a computer teacher at Pocantico Hills School, in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Terry Hongell also works for the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA as an Online Museum Educator.
Terry said she likes being a computer teacher but there are days when things are not going well with the computers that she wished she walking on a beach. She began working as a computer teacher in 1995 and still works here.
In her spare time she likes to watch Pocantico soccer games and her favorite baseball team, the Met's. She also works on the school's website and enjoys The West Wing and Law and Order. Terry's favorite book is Exodus. Her favorite color is yellow. Terry has won a lot of awards. Here are three important awards, Who's Who Among American Teachers, Pioneer Award for Web design, Presidential Award for Reading and Technology. Well I hope you enjoyed learning about Terry Hongell.
By Danielle and Kimberly, fourth grade, 2003
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