Mrs. McGarity is beginning her 12th year as the band and music teacher at Dalewood Middle School. She graduated with a bachelors degree in Music Education at Armstrong State University in Savannah, GA in 2012. After graduating she and her husband, Brock, along with their little dog, Ninja, moved to Chattanooga, TN. Originally from California, she loves any sport that involves a board with her first love being surfing. Now living on the eastern side if the country, she has turned to longboarding and snowboarding when she can. Mrs. McGarity is also in a local band where she plays guitar, keys and sings. One of the things she loves most about teaching music is watching kids get excited when all of the parts they have learned individually come together to make something beautiful collectively.