Rebecca Merritt is the newest Advanced Placement European History teacher. Merritt was born in New Jersey, and she attended University of Delaware for her undergraduate degree and Delaware Law for law...
This year, new science teacher Anthony Palumbo steps into the classroom at Berkeley as a ninth grade biology teacher. Palumbo grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where he attended the Holy Family University and...
Tatum Vega was in high school when she first dreamed of becoming a teacher. After graduating from the University of Florida in Gainesville where she grew up, she spent two years teaching at a small private...
âMy parents didnât really have a lot of college knowledge,â says Tracey Grimm, the new 11th and 12th Academic Dean and College Counselor. Grimm grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia, and attended the University...
Emma Colitz, Co-Head-Editor-in-Cheif
• November 5, 2024
This year, Christina Werner joined the Upper Division faculty as an Honors Precalculus teacher and an academic dean for grades nine and ten. She earned her B.A. in mathematics from the University of Florida,...
âTeaching is not just a profession for me; itâs a lifelong passion that continues to inspire and challenge me every day,â said new Upper Division English teacher Meric Dunn. Her love for teaching...
This year, our Mathematics Department welcomes Kimberly McDowell, whose love for numbers stretches back to her own high school days. Although she always had an affinity for math, McDowell attributes much...
Having graduated from UCF with a bachelor's degree in education, as well as having taught English literature in Thailand and China, Karissa Lynch now joins the Berkeley community. She originally grew...
Samantha Zophin, Executive Editor-In-Cheif
• November 5, 2024
This year, Philip Soderberg joined the Upper Division Science Department as a teaching fellow.Â
Born in Minnesota and growing up in Columbus, Ohio, Soderberg attended schools similar to Berkeley....
St. Pete native, Kerry Kriseman, graduated from USF with a degree in broadcasting. She began her extensive career during college as a 20-year-old Copy Clerk at the St. Pete Times running copies of articles...
Ben Montgomery is widely known as an inspirational writer who tells profound stories of perseverance around the world. However, what is not as commonly known, is his life as an aspiring farmer in Oklahoma...
