Ryan Shadrack Tinsley and Leigh Elizabeth Hoppmeyer

Mr and Mrs Warren Hoppmeyer of Sandy Hook and Mr and Mrs Robert Tinsley of Greensberg, Penn., announce the engagement of their children, Leigh Elizabeth Hoppmeyer and Ryan Shadrack Tinsley.

Ms Hoppmeyer is a 1997 graduate of Newtown High School and received her bachelor of arts in English education from the University of Maryland in College Park. She is a high school English teacher in Montgomery County, Md.

Mr Tinsley graduated from Greater Latrobe High School in 1999 and from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a bachelor of arts in English. He is employed by Football America in Columbia, Md., as an account executive.

An April 8 wedding is planned in the French Quarter of New Orleans, La.