Hello Room 15 families. My name is Melanie Hirahara. This is my 28th year of teaching at Rio Seco. I love teaching at Rio Seco and being part of the school community. I grew up in Santee and attended Santana. I'm very proud of the education Santee provides the students of Santee.
When I am not at school, I love being with my family. My husband, Lance and I have been married for 24 years and have two fabulous kids. Allison is 22 and recently graduated from SDSU with a master's degree in Public Health. We are very proud of her accomplishments. Austin is 20 and is currently attending classes at Grossmont Community College. Every summer we try to go somewhere different. We especially love visiting National Parks. This year we went to Lake Tahoe and had a blast.
In my spare time, I love to read and spend a lot of time scrapbooking my family's photos and memories.