Olivet Community Schools

Principal's Page

Mary Barkley 4 -8 Principal, Olivet Middle School

 

255 First Street

Olivet, MI 49076

269-749-9953

barklem@olivetschools.org

Welcome to Olivet Middle School!  I hope you find our website helpful and informative.  Should you have questions, or need more information, please do not hesitate to call the middle school office at 269-749-9953.

Mary is a life-long resident of the Olivet School District. She attended Olivet Schools as a youngster and remembers that 26 years ago she was assigned to teach first grade at FPE in the very classroom where she attended first grade back in 1962.

Mary received her Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State University in 1978 and began her teaching career in Olivet. She also taught six years with the Potterville Schools returning to Olivet in 1986. Since then she has been assigned to various teaching positions including Elementary Spanish, Developmental Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, multiage and third grade.

In the fall of 2001, Mary became the principal of Fern Persons Elementary. During the first three years of the principalship she attended Western Michigan University obtaining her Masters Degree in Educational Leadership, graduating in December 2004.

Mary and her husband, Joe, have three children. Katy is a student at Olivet Community Schools and she has two older sons Jeff and Jay.