Mrs. Dalton has been an art teacher at LMS for 23 years. She enjoys comparing her students "before and after" drawings. She loves seeing the joy in her students' eyes when they realize they have learned a great deal, and that they are capable of more than they thought. Mrs. Dalton is the Florida Art Education Associan treasurer. She had been the Middle School Division Chair for the State. She is Nationally Board Certified in EA/YA Art. She is also President of Citrus County Arts for a Complete Education.

Several years ago, our school represented the state of Florida at the "Getty Kid's Congress on Art" in Los Angeles, California. Mrs. Dalton was the "Getty" Teacher of the Year in 2000 and also the local and regional American Legion Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Dalton co-taught a lesson with science teacher, Karen Stofcheck and won the Crystal Apple Cable Ace Award. Mrs. Dalton advises her students to remember that, "Today is important to your future."