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EVERYONE’S dadlani jaipal FAVORITE When you walk into a classroom and see Mr. Dadlani Jaipal you know it is going to be a good day. Mr. Jaipal, one of the most beloved staff members at B-CC, began his time here as a Special Ed Para-educator in 1999. He would work until lunch and help cover classes after as needed. Since 1999, he has continued to work at B-CC as a substitute teacher. However, throughout virtual learning not many teachers needed substitute
teachers, so he was not working with B-CC as often. Now that school is back in person, he currently works two or three days a week but hopes to work five days a week in the future. Mr. Jaipal has become a prominent member of the B-CC community and comes back to help out all the time. One thing that continues to bring him back to B-CC is that he loves how “everyone knows each other.” When asked how he feels about being the most loved substi-
tute teacher at B-CC he responded “I don’t know, maybe I am lucky.” Seeing Mr. Jaipal in a classroom can brighten up anyone’s day, even when he’s not your substitute he has a positive impact on the community. He once made hundreds of samosas for B-CC staff right before Thanksgiving break. “If you are nice to students then students will be equally or more nice to you,” Mr. Jaipal said. He continues to follow this philosophy every time he comes back to B-CC.
“If you are nice to students, they will be equally or more nice to you.”
HE’S BEEN HERE
By Mimi Danzis
john zehner
! ? G N O L W HO John Zehner is
a B-CC veteran. When Zehner started his freshman year at B-CC in 1979, he never would have expected that in more than 40 years he would still be spending his weekdays at his alma mater. After his graduation in 1983, Zehner returned to teach in 1991 and has continued to show his baron pride ever since. Zehner did not originally intend to teach at B-CC after he graduated. “It wasn’t a plan that I figured out when I was a youngster,” Zehner said. But a few years
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after college, Zehner moved back to the DMV and applied for teaching jobs in D.C., Virginia, and Montgomery County. Zehner had already started coaching on the B-CC Football team, and he also knew plenty of teachers at B-CC because his mother had worked here, his brother was a substitute teacher briefly, and from his time walking these halls as a student. Initially Zehner got a job at B-CC teaching one class a day, and substituting for the remaining class periods. Today, Zehner
teaches five class periods: two AP Economics classes, two AP NSL classes, and one Honors U.S. History class. Mr. Zehner is now the longest tenured teacher at B-CC, as this is his 31st year here. When asked about why he has stayed at B-CC so long, Zehner’s response was, in short, “I like B-CC.” Besides the subjects he teaches, one of Zehner’s favorite things about B-CC is the “cool mix of different groups of people.”
By Kate FitzGerald
