Corbett Resident, Teacher, Wife and Mom

Born and raised on the Oregon Coast, Rhiannon Young has three older sisters she did not live with full-time, and both a brother and sister she grew up with. As a child, Rhiannon spent many, many hours reading! She also had more than one teacher who made school and learning a wonderful experience. Rhiannon was involved in track while in high school. It was at this time that she met a track member from the "rival" high school, Newport. Rhiannon formally met Anthony Young while she was still in school, but they did not begin dating until after she graduated from Taft High School in Lincoln City. Having a "crush" for several years, when they actually began dating, Rhiannon says they both KNEW it was LOVE. They dated seven years before tying the knot. After graduation, Rhiannon attended the Univ. of Oregon, but then transferred to PSU to be near Anthony. She graduated from PSU with a Bachelor's degree in Economics, and then continued with graduate school. She THOUGHT a Master's degree in Environmental Law would be her direction for the future. After much contemplation, she realized just how much she LOVED school and wanted to pursue becoming a teacher so she could "always" be in school, and share her love of school with her students!! Rhiannon student taught at an environmental middle school in Portland. She then was hired full-time in 2002 at Corbett Middle School. Feeling that she has found her passion with working with middle school aged kids, she has no plans to leave. Anthony and Rhiannon married in Hood River on August 8, 2004. Daughter Olivia was born in 2008, Henri in 2010 and Edwin in 2013. Currently both Olivia and Henri attend the Corbett Grade School. In 2012 Rhiannon moved with her family to Corbett and could not be happier. They love having the kids "run free" and enjoy as a family being in the outdoors. Rhiannon says she could easily spend the day planting trees, tending to their chickens and dog and playing with the kids on their acreage near the school. Rhiannon also loves to travel and has taken the Corbett middle schoolers on two major trips and will again when her own children are older. Anthony is teaching at the Corbett High School and Rhiannon says she some days cannot believe what a DREAM job and life she has here in Corbett, Oregon!