Mr. Alex Sulek is a new science teacher here at PHHS. A couple interesting facts about Mr. Sulek are that his favorite book series is the Harry Potter series and his favorite show is Scrubs. Growing up in Lombard, Illinois, Mr. Sulek had several influential teachers that made him know he wanted to teach. After high school, Mr. Sulek attended Illinois State University in Normal, IL. He was immediately drawn to high school teaching, because of the more advanced labs and projects that older kids can do. When asked about his teaching style, Mr. Sulek stated that he gives students the material to succeed. It is then their responsibility to use it. He further went on to describe how he always has an open-door policy, and that students should always feel free to ask questions. Mr. Sulek would like students here at Peoria Heights to view him as not only a teacher, but also as someone who is there for them when needed. Overall, Mr. Sulek is very excited to be a teacher here at PHHS!
This year we are bringing some new and creative details to the yearbooks. We’re going to be starting up on yearbook design very soon. Part of this will be seniors receiving a packet with some questions for the yearbook.
Last year’s yearbooks are finally here as well! If you didn’t order a yearbook last year, but you want one, talk to Mrs. Hendricks or Mrs. Gibbons to be put on the list. Yearbooks cost $50, so when you sign up, make sure to have your money with you. But don’t wait! They will be going fast and there won’t be many available for long! Mr. Evan Moore, a native of Peoria Heights, is a new student teacher here at PHHS. A fan of all things History Channel, Mr. Moore grew up in a teacher family. Mr. Moore told me that though he attended Peoria Notre Dame for high school, he always loved the feel of the close-knit Peoria Heights community. After high school, Mr. Moore stayed in Peoria to attend Bradley University, which he is currently still attending. As a student teacher, Mr. Moore loves that, while teaching, he is also learning. He told me that his short-term goals are to start learning the students’ names, become a part of the school culture, and finish his college schooling. Long-term, Mr. Moore would like to use what he learns student teaching to help him become a great teacher in the future, whether that be at PHHS or at another school. Mr. Moore stressed the community aspect of Peoria Heights, and how that community is a great environment for learning and teaching. Mr. Moore is ready and excited to help start teaching at PHHS!
Technology is all around us. Its in our pockets, in the computer lab, even in our cars, and now it is appearing more and more in our school.
For the last few years, we have had many new additions to our school technology department. Two years ago, we acquired some Microsoft Surfaces for use in any class, but many of us remember using them in Ms. Markovich’s class. Last year, we more than doubled our Surfaces and had a mobile cart for them that would move around from class to class all over the school for whichever teacher needed it. This year though, you may have noticed another one of these carts in Mr. Sulek’s room. This cart houses our new Chromebooks for our digital colassrooms. Chrome books are laptops that are running on Google’s operating system and these are great for schools since they already come with google’s office suite on them. There’s also the old red cart in Mrs. Smallwood’s room with all the Microsoft surfaces that are still available for use to use. Technology is a huge part of our lives and its finally making its way into our education. Who knows, maybe one of these days we could be one of the schools that has a laptop for every student. Stay tuned to the Town Crier for any other updates. This year on the Town Crier’s weekly review we’ll be mixing things up. We won’t necessarily have a set duo (or even group) of on-screen talent students, and we have further advanced our editing and writing knowledge compared to the previous year. Expect a lot of new things and new people from the Journalism class’s video segments. We will be interviewing frequently and requesting input from students on certain topics around the school. Sadly, I can’t reveal all of what we have planned because then nothing would come as a surprise. So, make sure you keep watching to keep yourself up to date!
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