Teacher Feature #8: Mrs. Alger (Art Teacher)

What is your favorite subject? ART!

What is your best memory from elementary school? Doing exercises in gym to a song that went “Go you chicken fat, go away… go you chicken fat, go!!!”

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? a librarian or a gymnast

What college did you go to? St. Mary’s College of Maryland (Bachelor’s) and Towson State University (Master’s)

What is your favorite children’s book or chapter book? Maybe Where the Wild Things Are

What is your favorite website? The Walter’s Art Museum just launched a cool game on their website called “Waltee’s Quest”

What is your favorite color? purple

Teacher Feature #7: Mrs. Stairs (Math Support Teacher)

What is your favorite subject? Math, of course!

What is your best memory from elementary school? I remember playing school with my friends after school and giving them extra homework!

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a teacher since second grade.

What college did you go to? Frostburg State University in western Maryland

What is your favorite children’s book or chapter book? I loved the story Leo the Late Bloomer.

What is your favorite (magic or lucky) number? 18

What is your favorite color? any shade of blue

Is there anything else you feel like sharing? I love to shop and play with my children when I have time!

Teacher Feature #6: Mr. Pencek (Gifted & Talented Teacher)

What is your favorite subject? Science

What is your best memory from elementary school? Taking our 5th grade trip to Niagara Falls and having a fancy lunch in a rotating restaurant.

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a biologist because I liked to study plants and animals.

What college did you go to? Hiram College (Ohio) and McDaniel College (Western Maryland)

What is your favorite children’s book or chapter book? I have always enjoyed reading Dr. Seuss for the rhyming patterns. 

What is your favorite website? NFL.com

What is your favorite (magic or lucky) number? 13 or 6

What is your favorite color? green

Where have you lived during your life? Dunkirk, NY (grew up there), Cleveland and Akron, OH, and Baltimore, MD