Sarah Nerwinski, The Delphi Editor
Each year, a new class of freshmen enter Del Val not knowing where to go or who their teachers are. Here is some background information on some of the teachers that freshmen will meet throughout their first year at Del Val.
New teacher, new language
Miss Kara Trunk has been teaching Del Val's American Sign Language (ASL) class since it was first introduced into the curriculum a year ago. When it comes to sign language, a majority of students may have an interest in the subject but might not know enough about it. Others may not even acknowledge it as a language. Trunk has discussed the many questions and misconceptions associated with the langu...
Getting to know Mr. Miklosey
Mr. Miklosey, a history teacher, recently spoke to The Delphi about his experiences at Del Val. Miklosey spoke about a range of topics, from his childhood to where he would most like to travel to. Miklosey started off his teaching career seven years ago by substitute teaching at Kingwood School, but after one year, he moved up to substituting here at Del Val. "That's when I kinda knew I wanted...
Miss Zolton says “save the date!”
Miss Zolton is a science teacher at Delaware Valley who has been a teacher here for two years. Zolton teaches freshman CP Biology and Human Body Systems. Zolton is also a Del Val alumnus, and when she attended Delaware Valley, she was not part of any clique; instead she had many friends from different cliques. She even graduated with some teachers working now! Zolton's favorite time of year is ...
Getting to know Mrs. Eckhardt
Mrs. Eckhardt is a mother of three, a passionate Eagles fan, and an outlet for many students at Delaware Valley. Eckhardt is a counselor specializing in helping those who suffer from drug and alcohol abuse, but she is also a resource for students going through any issue whatsoever. Mrs. Eckhardt's three children, two sons and a daughter, are attending college. She also has two pets, Larry, the "...
Ezzard explains her teaching (and her emoji shrine)
Mrs. Ezzard is a freshman biology teacher at Delaware Valley who has been working here since 1999. She has been teaching for 20 years and was this writer's teacher last year. Ezzard teaches freshman Biology to academic, college-preperatory, and honors level students, but she didn't always want to be a teacher; she went to college to be a marine scientist. However, Ezzard now enjoys teaching all...
Random questions with Ms.McCarty
Ms. McCarty started off her journey at Delaware Valley in 2017 as a Special Education teacher and assistant coach for the varsity cheer squad. Ms. McCarty, one of Del Val's cheerleading coaches, loves cheerleading so much that her favorite childhood memory is about cheer. “We won Nationals in 2011 down in Florida. I cheered for an all star team that used to be called Rocket Elite Allstars. It ...
Mrs. Grady: everyone’s “mom”
Mrs. Grady is a biology teacher at Delaware Valley Regional High School, who's been teaching for 19 years, and she loves her students. Grady has been inspiring students at Del Val since 2000, but she has an interesting life outside of school, too. She loves her daughter and has had countless fun moments with her. At the time of the interview, Mrs. Grady and her daughter were going to Disney later...
Coach Haughey tackles football and family questions
Coach Haughey has been a teacher and coach at Del Val for quite a while, so The Delphi felt it was about time to conduct an interview with him. Haughey has been surrounded by sports his entire life, as his father was his coach for football. Haughey played basketball in high school, but his main focus was on baseball. Out of all the great memories in high school, Coach said that the highlights ar...
Mrs. Jones is a germaphobe?
Mrs. Jones is a special education teacher at Delaware Valley and has been teaching at the school since 1998. Mrs. Jones grew up in Hunterdon County and went to Voorhees High School. During her sophomore year of high school, Mrs. Jones realized she wanted to work in some form of special education. Originally she wanted to work with the hearing impaired and become a sign language teacher but was unsure...
Do you really know Mr. Jensen?
Mr. Jensen is a psychology teacher at Delaware Valley and an avid fan of baseball. Mr. Jensen immediately recalled his favorite childhood memory. “Going to Fenway Park with my dad and my brother. Seeing baseball games, that was a blast. Still love the Red Sox” Jensen said. Moving was a difficult moment for Mr. Jensen and probably his worst childhood memory. It was hard for him to make new friends...
Mr. Gregson teaches to change lives
Mr. Gregson recently sat down for an interview so the students of Del Val could get to know him better, and he answered his questions seriously, but with his trademark dry humor. Mr. Gregson said that he wanted to work at Del Val because he didn't feel "personally fulfilled." He said he felt that his "career was fulfilled" but wanted to "get a life fulfillment." He started off thinking he would...
Mr. Ambs: a real life “JANDY”
Mr. Clinton Ambs is an English teacher and winter musical director who has been working at Delaware Valley Regional High School for 14 years, and he is very exhilarated to be teaching two of his favorite subjects. When this The Office-loving teacher is not grading research papers, or deciding what this year's musical will be, he is spending time with friends, family, wife, and dog, Rosie. His one-...
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