This teacher spotlight is on our local chem buff Ms. Santana! Starting with her past, she was born in New York City, then moved to Puerto Rico. She lived there from when she was 4 to when she was 7, learning Spanish along the way. After that, she ended up in Maryland to visit some […]
Continue ReadingThis edition’s Teacher Spotlight features Ms. Mullins, the new High School Biology teacher at MVS. She teaches both Bio I and Bio II. Ms. Mullins has had quite the journey before joining Miami Valley School. While originally from Dayton, she moved to Florida for college, where she pursued her undergraduate in biochemistry. After completing her […]
Continue ReadingThis edition’s teacher spotlight features Dr. Potkalitsky, the current teacher of Senior English. From managing his own Substack newsletter to watching baseball (his favorite team is the Guardians) and helping redefine how MVS’s grading system works, he is definitely quite a busy person. Dr. Potkalitsky has been teaching at MVS for over 5 years, joining […]
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Written by Alex Rak “There are so many lives to live in this world, so many experiences to have. I find that if we’re not practicing global citizenship, our lives are smaller.” If there’s one quote to explain Ms. Brooks’ motivation to improve the world around her, this is it. As a first-generation college student […]
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Written by Ethan Cottrill Imagine yourself in Albuquerque watching the solar eclipse, because that’s exactly where MVS’s very own Mr. Bryant was that weekend. Mr. Bryant has many varied interests and hobbies that extend beyond MVS, including photography. To photograph a “ring of fire” eclipse, he has been planning on going to Albequence as it […]
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Written by Reed Meeker Today’s teacher spotlight centers on MVS’s very own Mr. Walker, an upper school mathematics teacher with a surprising set of skills, and a career background I could have truly never guessed. Mr. Walker has been teaching at MVS for around 8 years now, and during our interview mentioned he quite likes […]
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Written by Tanisha Pallerla and Alex Rak Each edition, the Ram Report is planning on spotlighting a teacher at MVS! This week, we interviewed Ms. Miller, who teaches English in the Upper School. Here’s what she had to say! Do you have a favorite book or book series? “Favorite books are like favorite children- it’s […]
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