About Me
Personal
Name: James "Jim" Della Penna (Mr. D)
Birthday: April 13
School: FSDB
Hobbies: Bowling, Tennis, Racquetball, Reading
Favorites
Song: Zippity Do Dah
Book: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Movie: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Black and White version)
Food: Italian
Quote: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world." Albert Einstein
A bit more about me
This is some information about me and my life in general: I attended Marshall University (West Virginia), Montclair State College (New Jersey), Nova Southeastern University (Florida), and Lynn University (Florida).
I moved to Florida in 1983 from New Jersey where I had been a teacher of English and a tennis coach. I moved to West Palm Beach with my family and lived there until moving to Saint Augustine in 2010. In West Palm Beach I spent years as an administrator and a teacher of Language Arts, Speech, Drama, and tennis. I have received Teacher of the Year Awards and Coach of the Year Awards! I became a National Board Certified Teacher in 1999. I am excited to be teaching at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind and learning along with my students and colleagues.
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