Hi! My name is Erika Hamlin, and I’m a 31-year-old science teacher starting my 4th year at Rocky Heights Middle School and my 7th year teaching middle school overall. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of Wyoming (Go Pokes!) and a master’s degree in Education from CU-Denver.
Outside the classroom, I’m the Head Cheer Coach at Lutheran High School and love spending time with my boyfriend and his two boys, reading books, and going to Buccee’s. I’m passionate about creating a fun, engaging learning environment and feel incredibly lucky to be a part of the amazing culture here at Rocky Heights. I’m beyond excited to start building meaningful relationships with all of my new students and families this year!
I am the social studies teacher for the 8th-grade Navigators at Rocky Heights. I have been a teacher at Rocky Heights since the 2020-21 school year, although I taught IT for my first two years at our school. But - not to worry - I’ve been teaching social studies and history for my entire career. I taught 6th and 7th graders at the STEM school for two years before coming here, and I was a professor of World and Middle Eastern history for 21 years before coming to Colorado.
My family and I left West Virginia for Colorado in 2017, and we’ve been enjoying all the centennial state has to offer ever since. We have become a true “Nighthawk Family” over the past years, as my son was a student at both Rocky Heights MS and Rock Canyon HS next door, while my wife is also a social studies teacher here at Rocky Heights. I am very passionate about social studies and look forward to helping you prepare for your high school career and beyond.
