By Abigail Rasol Name: Rachael Ferreira Department: Math Grades teaching: 9, 11, and 12 Hometown: Bayside, Queens University: Michigan “I’ve wanted to be a teacher since I was five years old,” said Rachael Ferreira, Heschel’s newest math teacher. “Since that age, everything that I did was […]
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Teacher Profile: Medha Gupta
By Eliana Salmon Name: Medha Gupta Department: Information Technology (IT) Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Previous position: Apple The Heschel School extends a warm welcome to our newest Technology Support Specialist, Medha Gupta. Medha is from Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to New York City about a year and a half […]
Teacher Profile: Sammie Smith
By Eliana Salmon Name: Sammie Smith Department: Language Grades teaching: 9, 10, 11, 12 Home State: Missouri University: Columbia University “My students are fantastic and my colleagues are so helpful,” said the new Latin teacher, Sammie Smith, who prefers to be called Smith. “I couldn’t have asked for […]
Teacher Profile: Austin Davis
By Sara Serfaty Name: Austin Davis Department: English Grades teaching: 9, 10, 11 Hometown: Westchester University: Williams College “I’m from Westchester, but I grew up like a city kid,” said incoming English teacher Austin Davis, reflecting on his education at the Horace Mann School. As the oldest of […]
Teacher Profile: Suzy Vogel
By Sara Serfaty Name: Suzanne (Suzy) Vogel Department: Science (Department Chair) Grades teaching: 9, 12 University: Columbia University “Real physicists don’t spend any time thinking about high school physics,” Suzy Vogel began. “Modern physics is about the makeup of the universe…[it] describes the behavior of the smallest […]
Teacher Profile: Jennifer Brenner
By Julia Zabludovsky Name: Jennifer (Jenny) Brenner Department: Learning Specialist Grades teaching: 9, 10, 11, 12 Hometown: Brooklyn University: University of Wisconsin-Madison Learning specialist Jennifer Brenner has gone on a long journey of self-discovery – from journalism to Wall Street to education, where she has found her passion. […]
Teacher Profile: Lisa Inberg
By Abi Rasol A new teacher – and a new accent – has been added to the social studies faculty this year: Lisa Inberg. A native of Sydney, Australia, Inberg grew up as the youngest sibling to two older brothers. As a result of spending her childhood in the beautiful […]
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