Hello, I am Joan Backhaus and this is my 6th year at Grier Middle, and every year just gets better and better. I am a graduate of Gardner Webb and Catawba College. I live near Cherryville on a farm, I have one son who manages and lives on the farm. Come May you like strawberries, come see us!

I teach 8th and 6th grade PE and 7th grade Health. You are warmly invited to visit anytime!