Strong Women: Ragan Webb
Ragan Webb
Profession/title: Fourth-grade teacher at Fairview Elementary School
Age: 39
Years lived in Columbia: 19 years
Original hometown: Des Moines, Iowa, but I moved to Jefferson City when I was 11.
Community involvement: My school is currently my main community project. I walk in willing to give all I have, and I usually walk out and do a little bit more. I am also a member of The Crossing Church and volunteer as “The Story Lady” for the walkers and 2-year-olds.
Relationship status: Married
Family: Andrew, my husband, and Daniel, my 9-year-old son
My go-to cocktail: Margarita
My guilty pleasure: Anything chocolate
Animal I would be: A dog because they love unconditionally, get to go on long walks and take lots of naps.
What I do for fun: I like to read, spend time with family, travel and camp when I can.
Most people don’t know that I: Was on my high school’s first girls soccer team.
On a typical weekday night, I am: Grading papers or driving my son around to all of his events.
In a single word, I am: Dedicated
The three questions I hate getting: What is it like to get the entire summer off? That is really the only one. I am a teacher, so I love questions! If kids are asking questions, it means they are thinking.
The businessperson I admire and why: Bill and Melinda Gates because they have used their success to help education.
A favorite recent project: Completing the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching (PAEMST) process. I was selected as the science winner for Missouri and was able to meet President Barack Obama at the White House. I also got to meet some of the best science and math educators in our country. It was an amazing experience.
They’re making a movie about my life. The film’s biggest climactic moment would be: I don’t think it’s happened yet. Ask me when I am much older.
What’s the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to me? My husband signed me up to karaoke at a holiday staff party. I sang Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots are Made For Walkin’.”
If I were a crayon in a box of Crayolas, I would be: Green because it reminds me of nature and spring. It is also my favorite color.
The song that absolutely must be included on the soundtrack of my life: “Amazing Grace,” one of my favorite songs that brings tears to my eyes almost every time I hear it.
My all-time biggest regret: I had a chance to possibly play soccer in college, but I didn’t even consider it because I thought that the college was too small. I passed on the opportunity without even visiting.