Ms. Kirsten Larson:
Principal
Founding Teacher

Languages Spoken: Pulaar, French

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Senegal

View ESL curricula created by Ms. Larson:
A Study of Racial Discrimination as seen in Richard Wright's Black Boy
Using TIPS Public Policy Analysis to Analyze Literature
Chinua Achebe and Colonialism in Africa
The Five Confucian Relationships

Mr. Paul W. Parris:
Assistant Principal,
Supervision

International Experience: Barbados

Ms. Sara Lowes:
Assistant Principal, Founding Teacher/ World Literature (ESL)

Magnet School Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Ukrainian

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Ukraine

View Humanities curricula created by Ms. Lowes:
From Poverty:   The Color of Water by James McBride and the Cycle of Childhood Poverty
The World of the Mayas
Medieval Social Problems in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

Mr. Marco Barreto:
Collaborative Team Teaching, Choreography, Yoga and COSA.

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Patrick Bernal:
English and Journalism

Languages Spoken: Mongolian

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Mongolia

Mr. Bernal's Homework page.

Mr. William Elmore:
Exam Coordinator, US Literature

International Experience: England

Mr. Elmore's Homework page.

Damaris Nuñez:
AP Spanish, Health and Italian College Advisor

Languages Spoken: Spanish and Italian

Ms. Nuñez's Homework page.

Ms. Roberta Young:
Japanese

Languages Spoken: Japanese

International Experience: Japan

View some student work from Ms. Young's class
Read Ms. Young's chronicle of her stay in Imabetsu, Japan
Class Trip: View photos of the Japanese Spring Festival

Ms. Young's Homework page.

Ms. Wanda Dingman
ESL

Languages Spoken: French

International Experience: Denmark, Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa

Ms. Dingman's Homework page.

Ms. Luz E. Jacobson
Spanish, Health and Senior Seminar

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

International Experience: Dominican Republic, Spain.

College: Lehman College BA, MA
Saint Joseph Seminar MA

Ms. Jacobson's Homework page.

Ms. Sherry Lewkowicz
World and US Literature

Languages Spoken: French

Ms. Lewkowicz's Homework page.

Ms. Brita Jensen
Italian

Languages Spoken: Italian, Spanish

Ms. Julia Knorr
English and ESL

Languages Spoken: German

Ms. Knorr's Homework page.

Ms. Yuriko Gray
English and ESL

Languages Spoken: Japanese

Ms. Gray's Homework page.

Ms. Kelly Gavin
English

Ms. Gavin's Homework page.

Ms. Jeanette Cruzado:
School Programmer and Math A

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Puerto Rico

Ms. Cruzado's Homework page.

Dr. Carol Kinney:
Math A (ESL)

Languages Spoken: Japanese

International Experience: Japan

Ms. Kinney's Homework page.

Ms. Marian Mosley:
Math

International Experience:
New Zealand, Ireland, England and Jamaica

Mr. Louis Rossi :
Math

International Experience:
Germany, France, England, Switzerland and Italy.

Mr. Rossi's Homework page.

Mr. Nicholas Pesola:
Math B

Languages Spoken: Chitumbaka

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Malawi

BWB Coordinator

Mr. Pesola's Homework page.

Mr. Scott Wahl:
Math

Languages Spoken: French

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer (Cameroon)
France, United Kindom

Mr. Wahl's Homework page.

Mr. Jason Garofalo
Mathematics

Languages Spoken:

Mr. David Meek:
AP Biology and Health

Languages Spoken: Kiswahili and German

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Tanzania

Ms. Yolanda Olsen:
Living Enviroment, Environmental Science, and Health.
Community Service Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish, Ilokano and Tagalog

International Experience: Phillipines

Visit Ms. Olsen's 9th Grade Science class website.

Visit Ms. Olsen's Community Service Website

Ms. Oanh Lo:
Chemistry and Anatomy

Languages Spoken: Chinese

Mr. J. J. O'Connell
Chemistry

Ms. Nacy Cox
Living Environment

Ms. Mary-Helen Hughes
ESL/Humanities

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Peace Corps Costa Rica

Mr. Young-McMurchie: Humanities and Global Education

BWB Coordinator

Ms. Naomi Santoro: Humanities and World History

Languages Spoken: Hebrew, French and understanding of Latin and classical Greek.

International Experience: Venezuela, Spain, Italy, Greece, Israel, Nepal, Bolivia, Morocco and Mexico.
 

Mr. Christopher Benson
US History

International Experience: Poland

Ms. Karen McMurdo
Humanities

Languages Spoken: Chinese

International Experience: United Kingdom, Taiwan, Germany

Ms. Rachel Allen
Humanities

Languages Spoken: Japanese, French

International Experience: Japan

Ms. Lucia Jackson,
Founding Guidance Counselor

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Panama

Ms. Wendy Garcia-Vanderhorst,
Guidance Counselor

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Dominican Republic

Ms. Janice Vazquez:
Parent Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Juan Navarro,
Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Maria Gonzalez,
Educational Para

"The School's Grandmother "

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Margarita Pol,
Attendance Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Alvaro Gonzalez,
Technology Coordinator
Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish and Italian

Ms. Milagros Mercado,
Administrative Support
Supplies Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Wanda Ramos,
Administrative Support
Office Assistant

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Puerto Rico

Mr. Manuel Torres,
Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Lissette Reyes,
Educational Para

Languages Spoken: Spanish