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Bloom where

you’re planted

Several pieces of yard art keep the Broadhead’s gardens
fun and lively at The Webb School in Bell Buckle.

r. Leone Broadhead sees part of her role in being a teacher as describes their garden, calling it a perfect blend of beauty with a hint of
nurturing the minds of the students within her reach. She’s a tackiness.
Dmaster at cultivating young minds — and plants — within her No matter how you describe it, the garden has become a beloved
reach. part of the Broadhead’s beautiful stamp on the Bell Buckle community.
Leone, a science teacher at The Webb School in Bell Buckle, is Just as Leone has helped make her mark on the landscaping of
also the wife of the school’s head of school, Ray Broadhead. Together, their home on the Webb campus, she has also made her impact on the
the Broadheads have made their mark on the private boarding and day students whom she dearly loves. She’s been a teacher for decades, having
school for the past eight years. served in both the public and private sectors, and it’s a career about
When Ray Broadhead signed up for job as head of school, the which she remains passionate.
Broadheads packed up and headed to Bell Buckle — 160 plants and all. “Regardless of whether you’re teaching at a public or private school,
They had to literally rent a U-Haul truck, which they carefully drove with all kids want the same thing,” Leone said. “They want to be respected
their beloved additions in tow. and they want to be taught. Some want to be challenged more than
The Broadheads’ special touch to the Webb community — the care others, but they all have the same issues and want the same things.”
they show the students through their everyday efforts and engagement Leone, who came from a family of medical doctors, decided as a
— hasn’t gone unnoticed … and nor has their yard. young adult that teaching would be a practical career for her. She planted
Leone’s humble and fun-loving demeanor is part of what makes her deep roots in her home state of South Carolina before eventually landing
endearing to her students, and that same characteristic comes out as she at Webb after her husband Ray accepted the position as head of school.
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