At Home in the Corbett Middle School

Helping students in the Corbett Middle School as a Paraeducator, offering support as needed, is what Cami has been doing the last nine years. Cami Paul grew up in in Helena, Montana. She is the third of four kids in her family. The family camped a lot and enjoyed being together. Cami's parents are still living in the same house after 47 years! This was their first house and will most likely be their last. As a child, Cami was not a rule follower, being very independent and willful. She loved playing volleyball and also worked at Baskin Robbins during her high school years for 2.5 years. After graduating from high school in Helena, Cami went to Rick's College in Rexford, Idaho. She studied Pre-Med and met her husband her second year of school. After getting her Associates degree, she married David in 1990. Cami went to work to then help support Rick while he went on to the Univ. of Idaho to finish his engineering degree. In 1993 Cami and David moved to Alaska for 6 months to work in a gold mining camp. Best thing was that they saved and bought a house once David graduated in 1994. They moved to Woodburn, Oregon. Babies started coming in 1996. Clancy was born in 1996 and Clayton in 1999. In 2004 they moved to Corbett and have been here ever since. One day in 2006 her kid's bus driver, Lynnette Waldo shouted out the bus doors that "You should apply at the Corbett Schools!" She did. She has been a Paraeducator ever since. Cami continues to go to numerous workshops and conferences, taught by specialists to enhance her learning. Cami loves to hike with her family in her down time and also spends time as a 4-H Livestock leader. Her family has goats, chickens and pigs at home. Cami also has a loom and enjoys spinning, knitting and weaving. "Family is most important" is what Cami stated as we wrapped up the interview.