My name is Mr. Plaster and I'm an English teacher (and department chair) and the Reading Specialist at Lexington Senior High School, where it is my fourth year at the school and eighth as a public school teacher. I am proud to be at LSHS where I can make a true contribution to the school and community in the county where I grew up. I enjoy teaching writing and literature and have more than fifteen years of experience in training, writing and literary study. I taught my first four years in public schools at Ledford High School, where my English I classes ranked in the top three in the school system, including finishing in the top spot my last semester at that school. In my third month at our school, I was named the school's Teacher of the Month for October the first time they gave the award. After a semester of teaching English at LSHS, I was named as the school's first-ever Reading Specialist.
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| "Pelican Peeking" |
Before entering the teaching field, I had extensive work experience in the business world. At IBM, where I was the leader of the education function for the worldwide Retail Division, my team produced technology-based courses on CD-ROM and the internet for a worldwide audience that were translated into five languages. I also have experience teaching writing on the college level, and also have a background in ESL instruction and am a trained literacy instructor. I received my Master's degree in English Education from Appalachian State University.
As a writer, I have published essays on folklore, literature and writing, including work in MasterPlots, the Journal of Appalachian Studies, and the entire Scottish section of the Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature. I've also presented at conferences both nationally and internationally on education and writing, including at the Bristish Educational Research Association's conference in Oxford, England. Lately, I have published a number of articles in local and regional magazines, including the Asheboro Magazine and the Community Arts Cafe.
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| one of Scott Plaster's "Beetles" |
I grew up in Davidson County, so when I came to teach here it was like coming back "home." Like most people, I also have a life outside of school and schoolwork. I like books, yes, but I also love art, music, cooking, gardening, travel, fishing, and sports. I also like to sing and play guitar and love music. I collect records (yes, real records) and have at least 4,000; with my Android phone, I've started cataloging them with the Shelves app. I have everything from classical, jazz, country, pop, and rock, to jazz, blues, metal, and folk. My current favorites are early R&B, Soul, and Blues (Percy Sledge, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, the Stylistics, etc.) and 1960's "garage" rock (psychedelic punk primitive one-hit wonders). I also sing and play guitar. View (some of) my
Record Collection Here.
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| "Cry Baby" |
Since my beginnings at IBM, I have also developed many websites, specializing in websites for artists and art galleries. You can check out my website work at my
web development site. My latest websites include
Vanity Flair,
Artist Perry Boswell, my
own art website, and a site for a non-profit organization,
the NCASA. I am also a professional artist (you can read about it and see it at
My Website and have also started two professional artists' organizations (cosmiccowsociety.com) and
the Running Roosters. My artwork is exhibited in sold in galleries and shops all across the state of North Carolina. My latest art project is a commissioned series of tropical fish for a scuba diving product line.
At Lexington High School, I teach English and Reading and am our school's Scholastic Director. I am the faculty advisor of the Chess Team, and am Coach of the Quill writing team. I also serve on the Board of Directors of the
NC Association for Scholastic Activities, a group that promotes scholastic competitions in NC high schools, and am the Vice President of that organization. My background and experience is diverse, so I think I'm a perfect fit for Lexington Senior High School!
If you have not been to visit yet this year, you can take a virtual tour of the classroom by
Clicking Here.
You can see
what I am currently reading by checking here.
