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Mrs. Abker grew up on a farm in Beloit, Kansas, with five brothers and sisters and LOTS of animals; then she later graduated from St. John's Catholic HS in Beloit.  After high school, she attended McPherson College where she played volleyball and ran track; she then taught one year before she returned to work at the college while pursuing her Master's Degree in literature at Wichita State University. Since then, she worked for twelve years at Canton-Galva HS, before moving to Salina to teach Junior and Senior English and coach track at Salina Central for 23 years. In total, this is her 38th year of teaching. Mrs. Abker lives with her husband Mark (an Ell-Saline grad), two black labs, and several cats. She enjoys walking the dogs each evening, living in the country, reading and writing, and attending Cardinal events and K-State football games. This is Mrs. Abker's fifth year teaching SAT Comp, Jr. and Sr. English, creative writing and speech here at Ell-Saline.  She is also NHS sponsor.