Hi Everyone, my name is Jerry Turner and I live in Newport News, Virginia. I graduated from Hampton High School in 1970. After graduating high school I attended Old Dominion University. I graduated from Old Dominion with a BS in Health and Physical Education in 1974. After receiving my degree, I taught in the Hampton City Schools for a total of five years. I also coached football, basketball, and JV baseball at Hampton High School. When the school system went to the middle school concept of moving 9th grade into high school and sixth grade into middle school, and did away with the coaching stipends, I really had more month than I had money. I decided to leave teaching and started a new career in sales. I soon began working for a major life insurance company. I worked my way up the corporate ladder for 20 years and eventually became a district manager. Although this was paying the bills I soon realized that this was not where I wanted to be. You see, my niece was killed in a car accident, and this left me wondering what was being taught in the high schools. I went back to Old Dominion as well as Christopher Newport University to become re-certified to teach Classroom and Behind the Wheel to both teens and adults. I soon opened my own commercial driving school in memory of my niece, Laura Ann Fink, in hopes of making a difference in the driving abilities of the teens in this area. This eventually led to an opportunity to teach driver's education at York High School, in Yorktown, Virginia.  I was offered a long term substitute position, and it just so happened to be in Health and Physical Education... I took it!! I substituted for about six weeks and was immediately offered the opportunity to teach full time. I took that too!! I am currently on my fourth year at York High School teaching Health and Physical Education, Driver's Education as well as coaching JV Baseball! My passion has always been and continues to be making a difference in the lives of young people. I am a true example of how history repeats itself!!! I have a wonderful wife of 32 years and three wonderful daughters. The oldest (27) is married with two children, and the other two (25 and 22) are in college, attending Old Dominion University. I enjoy spending time with my family especially my two grandchildren. I love playing golf, swimming, and coaching baseball. But my all time passion is teaching behind the wheel.