new hire

By JANICE KWON Newly-hired world language teacher Ericka Contreras is excited to be teaching at Jericho High School.  Ms. Contreras’ love for being a teacher began when she played school with her younger brother and […]

By SYDNEY CHEN Growing up in a family full of educators, newly hired business education teacher Ryan Bauer was bound to become a teacher. Having the opportunity to take business courses during high school jump-started […]

By ANNIE ZHOU Newly hired science lab assistant Ms. Irina Paster was born in Russia and graduated from a technical university there. Before she came to Jericho, Ms. Paster worked for National Grid for 25 years […]

By ARCHANA HARIHARAN From scoring on the lacrosse field to scoring in the gym, Team Sports and Fitness teacher Ms. Kayla Petre joins Jericho High School with a cheerful and outgoing personality.  As a high […]

By SARA ZIMMERMAN Along with the freshman class, Mr. Konstantine Kovoros has transitioned from being a Jericho Middle School veteran to a new member of the high school. One of Mr. Kovoros’s inspirations for becoming […]

By LAUREN BENYAMEN Ever since she was a child, new hire Ms. Jacqueline Rochford loved art and was inspired by adults in her life who were educators. Teaching is in Ms. Rochford’s blood as many […]

By SASHA SAVEL and ELLA WEBB From the volleyball court to the geometry classroom, Ms. Taylor Geen aces it all! Ms. Geen enjoys math and finds it fascinating, and as a new hire is eager […]

By MIA SHU and HALEY MUI Determined to become a teacher ever since she was just a little girl, Ms. Celena Chin has made her way to teaching English at Jericho High School. Initially, Ms. […]

By LILLY MARK After a childhood of feeling like he was a poor student, newly hired social studies teacher Dr. Brian Dussel is passionate about making his students feel just the opposite.   Dr. Dussel was […]