Theatre/Speech/Debate, Electives Department Head

Hello Murphy Mavericks! I am Candace Norris and I have proudly been at Murphy Middle School since 2014. The courses I teach include Intro to Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre, Advanced Theatre Arts, Intro to Public Speaking, Intro to Debate, and Advanced Debate/Oral Interpretation. Throughout the school year, I also have the amazing opportunity to direct the fall musical, the spring UIL One-Act Play, the Advanced Theatre Arts class play, and the Annual MMS Talent show. Along with running the theatre department at Murphy, I also am the Speech and Debate coach and compete in four Speech and Debate Tournaments with my team throughout year. In the summer, I help run the PISD Starpower Theatre Camp at Plano East Sr. High and work on curriculum writing for the district. 

I received my M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction through Texas A&M-Commerce and my B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of North Texas. I currently hold a Theatre K-12 and Speech 7-12 teaching certifications. 

In my spare time, I love to read books and travel with my husband as much as possible. We also have a 6 year old rambuntious Australian Shepard named Clyde who keeps us very much entertained!