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Watkins Mill Brings On 15 New Teachers

School starts in less than three weeks.

Watkins Mill High School is gearing up to welcome students back on Aug. 29 with 15 new faces among the team of more than 180 professional and supporting staff.

Math

  • Theo Josephs – Algebra I and II
  • Cynthia Reese – AP Statistics, Bridge Algebra 2A. Reese is formerly of Neelsville Middle School
  • Robert Bowie Smith – Related Math, College Test Prep (part-time)

Tech Ed

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  • Glenn Brooks – Career and Technology Education. Brooks previously taught at Watkins Mill and will be the Academy of Finance’s coordinator.
  • Florence Chukwurah – Foundations of Technology (part-time)
  • Andre Braxton – Principles of Engineering, as well as Introduction to Engineering Design in the “Project Lead the Way” program. 

English

  • Sara Goodman – journalism, 9th-grade English. Goodman is formerly of Clarksburg High School, where she helped students publish award-winning newspapers.
  • Tamatha Kirby – 11th-grade English.
  • Maurice Johnson – reading, theater (part-time).
  • Kishanna L. Harley – English. Harley is formerly of John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring.

Art

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  • Sean Clay – Foundation of Art, Pre-IB and IB studio and visual arts. Clay is formerly of Maryvale Elementary School in Rockville.

Science

  • Nathan Hilburger – physical science, biology. Hillburger has relocated from New York.

Foreign Language

  • Rosa Fakhrai – French 1A and 2A (part-time)

Media Specialist

  • Sarah Bourgeois is formerly of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda

Counseling

  • Sabrina Murray – counselor for students whose last name begins with A, B and N. Murray is formerly of Montgomery Village Middle School.

The counselor for students C-F has yet to be determined. Returning counselors are:

Maritza Vakas – G through K

Adam Saltzman – L through Ma

Christine Pickeral – Mb through M

Kevin Horkan – O through Sh

Tammy Wojtyna – Si through Z

There is also a change in the school’s administrative team. Kiera Bodden was promoted from resource counselor to assistant school administrator. Bodden is taking over for Veronica Matthews, who was promoted to a position in the school system’s central office. Accordingly, student assignments have been shifted as follows:

  • Bodden: all freshmen
  • Cary Dimmick: all sophomores, and juniors A through L
  • Charles Feamster: all seniors, and juniors M through Z

Other important dates

9th Grade orientation: 7:20 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. on Aug. 25

New parent orientation: 7 p.m. Aug. 25

Back-to-School Fair: noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 27


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