Issue 9
Monday, October 16, 2023
POCS Press
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“Our goal at the POCS Press is to be informative, inclusive, and honest while sharing with the POCS community.”
Staff of the Month By: Jackie Garcia (8th)
What is it like being a teacher? “Rewarding, exhausting, and I experience new things every day. It's fun. I enjoy it and it's very meaningful.” How long have you been at POCS?
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“This is my 10th year here!” Did you always want to be a teacher? “I always enjoyed working with kids. I wanted to be a lawyer but I gravitated towards working with kids. I volunteered to be a tutor and a counselor when I was younger.” What is your biggest achievement as a teacher? “I'm proud of the relationships I made. I keep in contact with former students, and knowing I still matter to people and I'm not just a teacher makes me happy.” What interests and hobbies do you have outside of school? “I love to backpack/camping usually for a couple of days. I love the wilderness, paddle boarding, hiking, traveling,
Ms. Brandenburg plays a big role in our school.
hanging out with friends, and doing crazy things with my
She is the teacher of leadership which helps our school
friends.
become a fun and better place. Ms. Brandenburg was my
What would your 13 year-old self think of you right
teacher once for an enrichment I took last year. I don't
now?
know her too well but I do know she is a very sweet and
“I would not believe I'd be a teacher. I'd be very proud and
loved teacher. She is very helpful and she tries her best to
surprised that I'm a teacher. I was very bad as a child.”
do what she can to help her students. She sets up things
What goals do you have as a teacher?
like compost, she is the teacher when Mrs. Graham isn't
“The goals I have are continuing the compost program, and
here, and she is teaching or use to teach enrichments like
talent show, and making a difference.”
social justice, leadership, drama, and music appreciation.
What do you look for in a student?
So take time out of your day to appreciate everything she
“Empathy, kindness, and effort.”
does for us and this school.