Principal
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Amie Sins
asins@hancockschools.net
Amie Sins serves as principal at West Hancock Elementary. Mrs. Sins holds a
Specialist’s Degree in Educational Leadership from William Carey University, a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from William Carey University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Northwestern State University, Louisiana. She is also a Trust-Based Relational Intervention Practitioner. She has served as principal since 2022 and prior to that she served as the assistant principal at West Hancock Elementary for the 2021-2022 school year. Before becoming an administrator, Mrs. Sins taught 7th grade Science at Hancock Middle School from 2009-2021 and served as Chair for the Science Department, was a member of the school’s leadership team, sponsored student activities such as SeaPerch, Future Business Leaders of America, and Science Quiz Bowl. Mrs. Sins also taught 6th grade Math and Science at HMS from 2003-2006. During that time, she helped coach the HMS and HHS girls’ volleyball teams and the HHS girls’ soccer team. Mrs. Sins initially began her teaching career at Coast Episcopal School in Pass Christian in 2002.
Amie enjoys spending her summers facilitating workshops. In 2012, she was recruited by Mississippi EPSCoR to develop curriculum and facilitate an outreach program aimed at motivating teachers and developing their efficacy. Mississippi EPSCoR is a collaborative project among the research institutions in Mississippi, and consists of Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Southern Mississippi. In 2017, Mrs. Sins presented her work with Mississippi EPSCoR at the Mississippi Science Teachers Association’s annual conference.
Mrs. Sins considers herself a life-long learner. Her mission is to continue to grow professionally and to positively impact the students she serves. She stated, “In 2020, I recognized that as a teacher I was limited to the student population I could directly impact, so I decided to go into administration to affect more students in a positive way.”