Meet the teachers

Adam Chadwick

(Yein Ahn)

Classes: English II & Honors English II

Number of years in teaching: 20th year teaching

Before coming to West: Small public high school in Chicago.

Fun fact: I taught Cardi B when she was a freshman while teaching in the Bronx.

Kristen Struckhoff

(Yein Ahn)

Classes: Spanish 1 and Spanish 2

Number of Years in Teaching: 5th year in public education but taught in the university, day-care setting as well as in Spain for around 5 years

Before Coming to West: Blair Oaks High School

Fun Fact: My husband has spoken on the phone with Taylor Swift before she was super famous!

Grace Manternach

(Yein Ahn)

Classes: Algebra 1 and Geometry A

Number of Years in Teaching: 4th year teaching

Before Coming to West: Ritenour High School

Fun Fact: I love to read and go camping

Charlie Woodruff

(Triya Gudipati)

Classes: Literary Lab and English III

Number of Years in Teaching: 1st year teaching

Before Coming to West: Substitute teacher at West

Fun Fact: My favorite color is yellow and my favorite food is spicy instant ramen.

Brittany Wagner

(Yein Ahn)

Classes: Biology and Freshman Science

Number of Years in Teaching: 5th year teaching

Before Coming to West: Bishop DuBourg High School

Fun Fact: I have a dog named Sammi

Sarah Johnson

(Cindy Phung)

Classes: Honors Matter and Change and Matter and Change

Number of Years in Teaching: 18th year teaching

Before Coming to West: Northeast Middle School

Fun Fact: My husband and I went to high school and college together but didn't meet until we were in the same graduate program.

Elizabeth Frank

(Yein Ahn)

Classes: ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and supporting English language learners in ELA classes

Number of Years in Teaching: 17th year teaching

Before Coming to West: Parkway Central Middle School

Fun Fact: I have lived in 12 different cities in my life. I also lived temporarily in Spain, Costa Rica, Italy and Guatemala.

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