Edwardsville High School
Visual Arts Department


Mrs. Snead
Mrs. Snead teaches Art & Design, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Art History 1, Art History 2, Advanced 2D Design, and AP Art & Design.
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“Sixteen dollars, workin' all day
Ain't got time to waste, I got art to make
I got love to create on this holy night
They won't dim my light, all these years I fight”
--Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter
Lore
Mrs. Snead grew up in an itty-bitty town between a corn field and a soybean patch. She has a mom, a stepdad, a little sister, a spouse, a stepdaughter, two nice cats, and one cat that refuses to die. Her two best friends are Beyonce and Venom Swansong. She enjoys travel, taxidermy, costume parties, and randomly bursting into song. Her favorite things include central air conditioning, Ubers, and razzle dazzle. Mrs. Snead is your favorite art teacher's favorite art teacher.
Known Aliases: Miss Requarth, Linda Belcher, Trace Swansong
Educational and Professional Background
Zion Lutheran, K-8TH
Staunton High School, 9th-12th
SIUE, Bachelor's in Art Ed, Masters in Secondary Art Education
Achieved National Board Certification in Art Education
Founding member of SPIRAL, sharing professional insight related to art learning
Teaching Experience
24 years teaching art in ECUSD7. Mrs. Snead has taught in every building except Columbus
Adjunct professor at SIUE
Mentor/instructional coach for IEA/ISBE