Wakefield welcomes new teachers, staff

Q: What do you teach here at Wakefield? A: I teach 9th-grade world history.  Q: What made you want to teach world history? A: I’ve been teaching social studies for about 8 years so when I got hired this was the course that was available, so I just took it. I do have a lot of former students from Wakefield Middle School who are now freshmen so it was kind of a natural fit.  Q: Were ...

  Q: What do you do? A: I am a librarian, also known as a media specialist. I work in the library with Mr. Smith. I got hired to take Miss’s Corrigan’s place as she decided to retire.  Q: What made you decide to teach? A: Well, I started my teaching career at the college level. I lived overseas in Japan and Turkey. When I moved back to the United States I started working in a ...

Q:  What do you do here Wakefield High School? A:  I teach Spanish I and II. Q:  What made you decide to teach Spanish? A:  I'm pretty passionate about Spanish,it was my major in college and always thought that teaching Spanish would be something that I would be interested in. Q: What brought you to Wakefield? A: It was one of the schools that applied to Wakefield but what really dre...

Q: What do you teach?  A: Science or chemistry Q: What made you want to teach science? A: I had a string of fantastic science teachers who encouraged me and inspired me and I wanted to do the same.  Q: What is your typical workday like?  A: Normally it would be a lot of interacting with students and grading and planning but now it’s less of interacting with students and way more planning and...

Q: What do you teach? A: I’m teaching Foundations of Math II and Math II this whole semester.  Q: What made you decide to teach math? A: Math is a skillset, so to see kids finally get that skillset is beyond awesome to me.  Q: Tell me about your educational background. A: I have a B.S. in Mathematics and a minor in high school education.  Q: What brought you to Wakefield? A: My ...

Q: What do you teach? A:   I am a school counselor. Q:  What made you decide to do counseling? A:   When I first started education I taught Physical Science and Biology for middle and high school, but I always found myself talking to students about their issues and concerns, which gravitated me to going back to school and getting my counseling degree. And once I did that, I have been in coun...

Q: What do you teach here at Wakefield? A: I teach Math I and Foundations of Math I. Q: What made you want to teach math? A: I love math! I had a really amazing eighth-grade algebra teacher. Her name was Ms. Carter and she was super nice. I always knew I wanted to become a teacher, but I didn’t know I wanted to teach math until I was in her class. I wanted to be able to give [kindness an...

Q:  What do you teach? A:  I work in the special education department under the occupational course of a study group.  We essentially get them prepared for life after high school.   Q:  What made you decide to teach SPED?  A:  I, originally in college, was a physical education major and we actually had some classes in which it was more so with special populations.  I really enjoye...

Q: What do you teach? A: I teach ancient Latin at Wakefield High School. Q: What made you decide to teach? A: A combination of things led me to a career in education. First, I have a gregarious nature and enjoy people; second, I have always had a passion for learning about history, language, and art. This of course, lends itself to wanting to tell everyone about what I have learned! Q: W...

Q: What do you teach? A: I have one Lifetime Sports and then I have two Honors Healthful Living  Q: What made you decide to teach?  A: Good question, to be honest.  The route that I took is quite different than most teachers, probably. So I did not attend college with the intent of being a teacher. I knew that I love sports and I wanted to be around sports all my life, so I picked a Hea...

Q: What do you do at Wakefield High School? A: I am a Curriculum Assistant teacher for the Special Education Department Q: What made you decide to teach?  A: When I was in older elementary school I would help tutor the younger kids, also in high school, I would help tutor the younger kids. I like education and seeing people learn and grow. Q: What does your typical workday look like? ...

Q: What made you decide to teach math?  A: I have loved math since I was in second grade and I always knew I wanted to do something with math. I had a couple amazing teachers in high school and a few not so great teachers that really inspired me to be the best that I could be.   Q: What does your typical workday look like?  A: [It] usually starts at about 6:15 in the morning, I try to get up early ...

Q: Tell me about your educational background? A: [Received a] Bachelor of Arts in French with a teaching licensure at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. [Studied a] semester at the University of Savoie Chambury, France, then [received] a Master of Arts in the French language and literature at North Carolina State University. Q: What do you like to do after school? A: Yoga, croche...

Q: What made you decide to teach social studies?  A: I decided to teach social studies because as I was growing up that was always my favorite subject. [Social studies] was always something I was interested in. I was the only person in my friends group that liked history, so I thought maybe I can make other people like history if I teach it. It’s something that I enjoy so much and I want to sha...

Q:  What made you decide to English? A: I had a really great 11th grade English teacher, Mr. Rozek, that really cared about ALL students. He made a point to connect to every student in his class, and he made reading fun. He provided us with interesting stories that weren't the same old boring things we were reading in other classes Q:  What does your typical workday look like? A: I don't th...

Q:  What do you teach?  A:  I teach Adobe Video Design and Adobe Visual Design Q:  What made you decide to teach Adobe?  A:  I have a background in marketing communications and business. So my last few jobs have been [working with] communications and design. My most previous position was working for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and I worked very closely with the gr...

Q: What do you teach? A: I teach Math III and Pre-Calculus. Q: Tell me about your educational background.  A: I had children then finally went back to college. I always say that I was on the 23-year plan to get my college degree. I taught six years in Greensboro. Then I went back to New Jersey [because] I’m a Jersey girl at heart, so I taught there for nine years. My son got transferred t...

Q:  What do you teach here at Wakefield High School? A:  Right now, I'm teaching biology, honors biology and honors marine ecology, but I've also taught physical science. Q:  What made you decide to teach science? A:   I actually didn't [know] that I wanted to be a teacher until I finished my [undergraduate degree]. I [wanted] something that would allow me to use my degree and to work w...

Q: What do you teach?  A: Math Plus Honors and Math I. Q: What made you decide to teach math? A: I’ve been teaching math for 6 years but this is my first in high school. I’ve always loved math and it was my strong suit in high school but working with kids is the other big thing. Being able to be in a classroom and move around and help kids in something that they struggle with.  Q:...