Student Spotlight Jihree W. – 2nd Grade Ms. Carolyn and Ms. Kim and Ms. Karie. They like to do my bins. They like when I do work. I am very proud of doing such a good job. I am proud of my letters and numbers. Teachers, stuff, ABCmouse. School is fun! I would be nice and say, “We just gotta go with the flow.” They are doing such a good job doing their work! We can be friends. We can sing songs. We can take turns with toys. [...]
Our High Road Hartford Primary Staff of the Month for March is Ms. Carly Weber! Ms. Weber has worked as a teacher at our school since September 2017. Last school year, Ms. Weber taught our Middle School students, and this year she has been working as our Kindergarten through 3rd grade teacher. Other staff members have noted that Ms. Weber is very organized and her classroom is a very bright and positive setting for her students. Ms. Weber demonstrates a lot of structure in the classroom and her staff and students always know what is expected of them. Ms. [...]
Student Spotlight Leanna S. – 12th Grade Ms. Brianna is my favorite teacher. I have known her for a long time, and she has been very helpful. I enjoy doing all the fun activities we have and all the fun things we do. We are going to have a talent show and dance this month. I am proud of how far I have come in learning. I am also proud of how I was able to get a volunteer job at the AZ Humane Society with the help of our [...]
Student Spotlight Kaliyah W. – 8th Grade Ms. Tracey is my favorite teacher. She is helpful, but pushes me to try harder. Ms. Tracey says I can do anything that I put to my mind. She says that I have potential to do anything and it is my choice as to whether I choose to do it. I cannot control what other people do but I can control what I do. Ms. Tracey thinks I am very smart. I am the Ambassador for the High Road School of Baltimore County [...]
Student Spotlight Ashton G. – 1st Grade Ashton used a communication device to speak to us about his time at Sierra Academy and what he enjoys about school, his teachers, and classmates. I like Ms. Mya. She is the teacher assistant in my classroom. I like her because she is nice to me and we have fun. I can count to ten using my words. I am very proud of myself. I like to go into the sensory room when I need a break. It is fun going [...]
Halen Boykin-Rudolph, Lead Assistant Teacher I have always loved kids and wanted to make a difference in young lives. I stuck with autism because I know what it is like to be unable to communicate wants and needs. Develop a basic outline of how the day is going to go. Ensure all materials needed for learning goals are available. Work with teaching assistants to come up with a plan. Teaching/reinforcing the daily plan with students. Preparing daily communication sheets to be sent home. Seeing how excited my students are [...]
Alex M. — 5th Grade Mr. Smith because he is really nice. Letting other kids take VTOs (voluntary timeouts) before me. I've been working on it and I'm perfect at it! Lunch, I really like eating lunch. Art because I get to be creative. Coping skills especially when other kids stress me out.
Dominick H. — 6th Grade Mrs. Houdek because she is funny and helpful. Moving up in Mr. Walker's class. On a scale of 1 to 1 million I am 2 million times happy and proud! My friends and having consistency of seeing the same friends every day. Math because I am really really good at it. I've learned about fractions which is good because I want to build things. Also, I've learned self control. Get older. Also, learn to control your behaviors. Reaching Gold [...]
Student Spotlight Nick L. – 11th Grade Ms. Lexi Miller. She’s really fun and really nice. She has an all-around great personality. We learn a lot from her. That sounds like something we are discussing on our podcast; disability etiquette. Most people would fear people with autism. People with autism are different, but they are just like us. They learn differently. Getting straight A’s and having my group of buddies! Hanging out with friends mostly and learning about world history. It's okay to be nervous. I was [...]
Jeff Pincin, LACMH, Counselor I chose the field of counseling to help others achieve their full potential and overcome obstacles in their lives. I rejoice when the dissonance between a desired life and actual life is minimized. My day-to-day includes conducting group counseling sessions, individual counseling sessions, assisting when students are in crisis, consulting with teachers and staff to assist with student behaviors, speaking with parents/guardians concerning student progress and problems, and much, much more! I enjoy being at a school where the students have, or can have, everything [...]
