The Curriculum Coordinator for Corbett School District is Holly Dearixon, who previously taught at Corbett for 10 years. Holly grew up in Laguna Beach, CA with her parents and a younger sister. Living in the same home until age 14, Holly moved when her parents divorced. After graduating from Laguna Beach High School, Holly took off for Europe with a friend for four months. The purpose of the trip was not only to have fun, but to explore and experience different foods, sights and lifestyles. After her journey, Holly enrolled at Willamette University in Oregon. It was here she double majored in Elementary Education and Psychology, graduating in four years. It was in 1987 that she was hired to teach 5th grade in Corbett. Holly says she taught at the school that was across the road from the Corbett Water Dept. that has now burned to the ground. Teaching for 10 years, she met her husband Phil when he was a bus driver for one of their school field trips! It was at this time that Phil was a volunteer firefighter at Corbett and looking to be hired as a paid firefighter in Portland. After dating off and on for several years, they married in 1993. Their first daughter Alicia was born in 1996. It was at this time that Holly made a change in her employment, stepping away from full-time teaching to be at home with their new daughter. Holly was given the opportunity to work part-time as the Curriculum Coordinator for Corbett. Having their second daughter Clare in 1998, Holly continued working part-time and is still there today, enjoying both the position and the opportunity to be a part of the Corbett School District. Holly has a great love for the outdoors. She can often be spotted running (literally!) around Corbett. Having lived in the same Corbett home since 1993, she has twice run from home to the top of Larch Mountain! The trek is over 16 miles long, and she says Phil was kind enough (both times) to pick her up once she reached the top! :) Holly also loves to hike and backpack.
