Tuesday Anderson (College and Career Liaison)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Anderson: I love to play with my three kids. I like to read and work out. I also love to shop. Go out with my husband to the movies or try new restaurants around town.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Anderson: I have wanted to get into the high school setting. My passion is working with kids on getting to that next level. When this position became available I decided that I had to stretch myself and try something new and different.

NS: What are you excited about?

Anderson: I am really excited about the seniors graduating. Not to say like “oh get them out of here” but just to be able to experience that.

NS: Has there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Anderson: The students seem to be really engaged. Everyone seems to be having fun.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Anderson: Honestly, I think I want the power to heal, to help. If someone was hurting I could just look at them and relieve that pain.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Anderson: I would either be a dolphin or a deer. Dolphins are more intelligent than people give them credit for and their ability to swim super fast is just really cool. And deer look gentil but they are a beast when they are after their young. I think I am like that.

Sara Bowron (Mathematics)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Bowron: I like spending time with my kids and scrapbooking. I am in a book club.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Bowron: I was teaching at McKenzie and they eliminated math there so they sent me here.

NS: What are you excited about?

Bowron: Getting to work with the other math teachers and being in a big building.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Bowron: Everybody is friendly here.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Bowron: I would like to be able to stretch time so I could get more stuff done.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Bowron: Probably something that lives in the water.

Deborah Brim (Family and Consumer Science)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Brim: Crochet. I make things that are sold to benefit the Salvation Army.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Brim: I was hoping very much to get a job at LN. My children went to LN and I live just 1.3 miles away!

NS: What are you excited about?

Brim: Having a job that is less than two miles from home so I can sleep in. My passion is food, so this is a perfect job.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Brim: I don’t have an old school. I am literally a brand new teacher. I went back to college at the age of 50 and just graduated last December. Teaching is the last thing on my “Do Before I Die” list.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Brim: If I had one, to make people laugh, because laughter fixes everything. My husband did stand-up comedy, so we laugh at our house a lot anyway.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Brim: The lion because he’s regal and royal and we should all achieve that.

Sham Daniel (Special Ed)

Interview to be posted very soon.

Andree Desrochers (French)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Desrochers: I like gardening and cooking. I used to do a lot of downhill skiing when I lived outside of Indianapolis.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Desrochers: I was asked if I was interested in coming and I was able to do what I really wanted to do which was teach French all day long.

NS: What are you excited about?

Desrochers: I’m excited because I will be able to work with students from lower level to upper level and see their progress. Here at this school I have a group of colleagues who also teach a foreign language and I think that it’s really important to have colleagues to work with.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Desrochers: It’s exciting to see students mature from freshman to senior. It is exciting to see their personality come out. There is more excitement about the sports teams here than I have seen at other schools.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

I would like to fly because I would just like the freedom of flying.

Desrochers: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

A bird since I would like to fly.

Sylvania Hernandez (English)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?  

Hernandez: I love to read, and I absolutely love hanging out with my friends.  I am a social butterfly!  I also enjoy trying out new hobbies and new places to eat. I wish I could travel anywhere and do everything!

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Hernandez: I completed my student teaching here at LN, and I immediately fell in love with the school, teachers, and of course, students!  This really is an awesome school, and I’m proud of the opportunity I have to teach here.  Both the teachers and administrators are passionate about education and truly care about the kids.  And, it’s cool to see how open-minded and compassionate LN’s students are.

NS: What are you most excited about?

Hernandez: I am most excited about seeing all of my students again.  I had many of the freshmen as eighth graders at Fall Creek Valley and many of the seniors as juniors when I completed my student teaching.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Hernandez: Everyone is incredibly friendly and supportive.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Hernandez: That’s easy.  All of my kids will tell you that I am obsessed with giraffes.  I think they are the most awkwardly graceful creatures, and I think it is cute.  Plus, they’re pretty awesome.  Most people think that lions are the king of the jungle, but giraffes have been known to kill lions.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?  

Hernandez: I would want to be able to move things with my mind, because then I could move all of the cars in my way on the road and I could keep the freshman hallway from being congested.

Brittany Hogue (Science)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Hogue: I like to read. I spend a lot of time at Lake Monroe. I play with my dog and hang with friends.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Hogue: I needed a personal and professional change. I had been [working] at the same place for six years in the area where I grew up. I fell in love with the school [LN].

NS: What are you excited about?

Hogue: I am excited to get to know the kids. That’s why I am a teacher. I am also excited to teach marine biology something that I have never taught before.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have notice about LN?

Hogue: The overall demeanor and work ethic of the kids is different in a very positive way. I have been very impressed with the engagement level of the kids.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Hogue: The ability to turn invisible. It would be interesting to see what goes on when you’re not there.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Hogue: I would be a butterfly just to go the various stages of their life cycle and they can fly so that would be pretty cool too.

Brandon Jackson (Counselor)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Jackson: Exercise. Spend time with my family. Just doing community service and hanging out with my friends.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Jackson: LN is a great school and I wanted to be a part of great things that Lawrence North is doing. I just graduated with my bachelors degree in counseling, so I had the opportunity to be a guidance counselor here at a great school.

NS: What are you most excited about?

Jackson: Just getting to know the students here at Lawrence North, being a part of the Lawrence North family, attending some of the games, and just making a difference in the lives of students here at Lawrence North.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Jackson: LN is tradition. When I walk in the building I sense that everybody is proud to be a student here at Lawrence North.

NS: What superpower would you want and why?

Jackson: To make myself appear anywhere in the world because if someone needs help in like China I could be there in a split second.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Jackson: An eagle because I would love to fly.

Chaevon Latham (Dance)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Latham: I like to dance and I like to, obviously, spend time with my family.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Latham: I was already a part of the Lawrence Township family and when I saw that Lawrence North was looking for a dance instructor full-time I saw a great opportunity to pass on what I have learned to the next generation.

NS: What are you excited about?

Latham: The opportunity to be able to present something to the kids here that they are excited about, something that they can take ownership in and be proud and say that I’m a part of the Lawrence North dance department.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Latham: Before I came to LN, I was at Brook Park Elementary School. I enjoyed working with little people, but I am excited to be among these amazing young adults.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Latham: What superpower would I want? I would want a superpower to be invisibility. Because you can always tell, like, if you were invisible, the true character of people when nobody’s around, when they think nobody’s watching.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Latham: One animal…cheetah because they’re really fast and I like the print, I like their fur.

Isaac Masih (English)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Masih: I like to lift weights, exercise, and play basketball. I also like to read and hang out with my family.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Masih: I wanted to work at a school in my community.

NS: What are you excited about?

Masih: I’m excited to get to know kids in my community. I am really pumped about the courses I am teaching. I’m excited for a fresh start.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Masih: I feel like everyone here has been pretty warm and inviting. I am really happy about that. Some buildings wouldn’t have been so friendly but here it has been pretty inviting.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Masih: I would want to be the master of magnetism. There is magnetism in everything. You could control everything.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Masih: I would be a panther. Quick, agile, not to be trifled with, and able to protect the homestead.

Liliana Nuñez (Spanish, Immersion)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Nuñez: In my free time I work for God in my church, because that’s very important to me, and work with adults, and with children, and teenagers. I also like to dance and meet with my friends. I also like to read and write poems.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Nuñez: I came to LN because a great opportunity opened up while I was interested in changing grade levels. I had another school system close to my home where I could have been, but Lawrence Township is my home away from home. I also love the language programs that Lawrence Township supports and this makes me stay in Lawrence. I feel close to home being able to speak Spanish and share my culture and language with my students.

NS: What are you excited about?

Nuñez: I would say that each school has it unique way of being and a way of doing things according to the needs. But, I like the fact that I can see my former students and see how much they have matured and how much they have learned. It is a sense of accomplishment and that I have been a part of who they are now.  

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Nuñez: It’s interesting how the newspapers are released, how big the computers and Macs are…and there are a lot of activities for students.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Nuñez: I’d like to be in many places at one time and be able to help a lot of people.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Nuñez: I love rabbits, because they’re calm and they like green things, like vegetables, and I love vegetables.

Howard Savage (Alternative Instructional Setting Teacher)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Savage: I’m a family man. I’ve got two grandbabies and I spend a lot of time with the grandbabies. And on the other side, I like sports. So if I’m not with the grandbabies, I’m probably playing softball, football, basketball, golf. I’m a family man by trade.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Savage: I consider LNHS home…That’s why I am back.

NS: What are you excited about?

Savage: I’m excited about a couple things: number one I’m excited about being back. I used to be the Dean here back between 2000-2005. Number two, being back with my old colleagues and meeting my new colleagues and then working with the kids, something I’ve done for 32 years now. And so I really missed that and working with the kids, that I can say would be a big part of it. I’m excited about working with the wrestling team, something I’m going to do this year. I was a coach back in the day and a wrestler back in the day so I enjoy working with that piece. I’m kind of excited about just being back, being a part of the Lawrence North family.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Savage: The concept of “Our House” is the uniqueness that I appreciate here at LNHS.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Savage: I guess I’m into speed, so I would say speed would be my answer. I would be the Flash.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Savage: If I could be an animal, I guess I would be a lion. Yeah, king of the jungle.

Brandon Sorrell (Social studies)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Sorrell: I like to read. I also like to play golf. I spend time with my daughter.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Sorrell: I came to LN because it’s a really great place. There’s a lot of positive things going on here. I helped out with the girls basketball team for the past three years while I was teaching at my previous school and I really liked what I saw with the students and the atmosphere here.

NS: What are you most excited about?

Sorrell: I am most excited about just getting to learn the culture here at Lawrence North. Getting to know my colleagues and the students.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Sorrell: The thing that I would say is different here is that there is a wider variety of students. There is a variety of things that people are interested in. There are all kinds of opportunities for students and teachers to get involved in. It’s a great environment.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Sorrell: I would have to go with my nickname. I would be a mole. I could burrow under things and figure out what was going on.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Sorrell: Flight just because it would be really neat to be able to fly.

Zoe Sitzman (English)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Sitzman: I like to hike. I also like to read and write.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Sitzman: I was really impressed with the principal. I had heard good things about him.

NS: What are you excited about?

Sitzman: Getting to know the students which takes time.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Sitzman: The facility are very friendly and supportive.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Sitzman: I don’t know.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Sitzman: I think I would be something like a monkey or a bird who could look over things.

Vivian Tragesser (ESL)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Tragesser: I have three children so I try to do things with my family. We are really involved in our church group.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Tragesser: I work with English as a Second Language populations and this was a good place to come.

NS: What are you most excited about?

Tragesser: I love teaching and I have been home for a few years so I am slowly getting back into teaching. I am excited to get back into teaching because I love being with young people.

NS: Is there anything interesting you have noticed about LN?

Tragesser: I’ve just noticed that the teacher staff seems to be able to work together and enjoy being together. I enjoy meeting the other teachers. The teachers seem to be happy being here.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Tragesser: I would like to be able to see into the hearts of people just to know what they need.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Tragesser: Probably just some kind of bird because of the freedom of flight.

Richard Winzenread (Physical Education)

North Star: What do you like to do in your free time?

Winzenread: Any activity my kids are in. Also fishing and golf.

NS: Why did you come to LN?

Winzenread: I had wanted to teach at LN for 24 years because I have coached baseball here.

NS: What are you excited about?

Winzenread: Seeing all of the baseball players in weight training.

NS: Is there anything interesting that you have noticed about LN?

Winzenread: Not really, because I’ve been at LN a long time, but not teaching. I guess, seeing all the baseball players in school.

NS: What superpower do you want and why?

Winzenread: Strength. Because a lot of life is strength, knowing the weight of things.

NS: If you could be any animal what would you be and why?

Winzenread: I’ve never really thought about this. I guess a bear because you could sleep half the year.