Sherye Green is in her eighth year at Jackson Prep. Currently she teaches eighth grade American History. She has also taught seventh grade World Geography. For two years, she served as the Junior High Counselor. She has served as a sponsor of YMCA Youth Legislature, coordinated orientation for new students, and is currently the co-sponsor of the Junior High Student Council.

Sherye is a 1977 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. A 1981 graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor's degree in marketing, she enjoyed a fifteen-year career in business. Various work experiences ranging from working in the petroleum industry to a pediatric dental practice to handling public relations for a Chamber of Commerce provided her with a broad depth of knowledge to bring to the classroom.

Pursuing a lifelong interest in working with youth, Sherye returned to school in 1995 to receive her teacher certification. Sherye and her husband, Mark (Prep '75), have two children: Mark (Prep '02) and Lauren, a Prep junior.

In her spare time Sherye enjoys freelance writing, needlework of all kinds, reading, and walking.

Favorite book: My Antonia by Willa Cather
Favorite quote: "To whom much is given, much is required" (Luke 12:48)
Interesting fact: Sherye was Miss Mississippi 1979