Priyanka Shreedar
As students settle into their school routines, many are noticing the smiling faces of new teachers and staff members on campus. Here are some quick facts about the additions to MC’s faculty this school year:
Stephanie Alarcon-
Biology 1, World History, High School English 1, Learning Strategies
Margaret Armijo-
Civics, World History
Shannon Damerow-
Spanish 1
Rebecca Dow-
Spanish 1
Jennifer Fan-
High School English 1-2
Mai Sciarra Ha-
Principal’s Secretary
John Hamann-
Integrated Math,
Geoscience
Mike Harwell-
Auto Mechanics
Christopher Jenkins-
Integrated Math
Robbie Morales-
Health
Stephen Roy-
AVID
These members of staff were hired over the summer to assist with the growing population of students at MC, substitute for teachers during maternity leave, and to help support the already existing staff.
High School English 1-2 teacher Jennifer Fan, who is substituting for Kristin Talbert while she is on maternity leave, is one of many new teachers who expressed their joy for teaching at MC.
“I have always liked the kids here at Mt. Carmel and have a lot of really great kids in my classes so I’m really happy and am looking forward to the rest of my time here at MC,” Fan said.
Like many other new staff members at MC, Integrated Math teacher and Assistant Cross Country coach Christopher Jenkins is enjoying his time with the sundevils.
“I love my position here at Mt. Carmel, I’m excited to get up in the morning. I like all of my students, they’re all working hard and though teaching IM classes hasn’t been easy, it’ll definitely be worth it in the end,” Jenkins said.
