Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2006, Page 26

Description:	*Junior Madi Gregory examines aslide during Mr. Tim BaylessEnvironmental Science. This classfocuses on the relationship betweenhumans and their environment.Many students that are concernedabout the environment take thisclass.Senior Mike King and Junior LeonBeckum participate in the vegiumlab during Mrs. Julie PresleysChemistry class. The vegium lab isto help students prepare for thelesson on atomic mass. Learningatomic mass is essential toWhat do you likeabout your scienceclass?i ^^ ^^ tI like itbecause itsone of mystrengths. AndI want to be adoctorsomeday.-Joe Saffa, juniorThe teacher(Mr. ScottStephenson) iscool. I do notlike science,but he makesthe class fun.- Maryam Noorzad, freshmenI like myteacher, hespretty cool(Mr. ScottStephenson).And myclassmates,they are allpretty nice- Rafael Carrera, seniorThese days dreams are very hard to achieve.This was not the case for Mrs. Mary Jo Fuson.She said the news of being hired as a scienceteacher at Bloomington North was like a dreamcome true.Having taught at only private schools before,Fuson was very excited to begin teaching at apublic school.I was so excited. And the odd thing is thatfor three years everybody at IU, when I told themI wanted to teach in Bloomington, they all toldme I had too high of expectations, Fuson said.They said that I ought to think about someother places.Fuson said she was very impressed with thefaculty and administration, she thinks the facultyhere is top notch. She also said it has been anoverwhelming and exciting experience.The administration really cares about students.I feel like theres a lot of energy, she said.A lot has changed since she first startedteaching at Bloomington North. She said its hardfor a new teacher to begin teaching at a newschool, especially at a public school. Thestandards are so much different than that of aprivate school. Even though teaching at a publicschool is a very different experience for Fuson,she feels as though she is beginning to get thehang of it.I feel like I am finally getting in the groove,finally getting in the group. I think that after thesecond grading period, it should be a little betterfor me, Fuson said.Having a new teacher is nice becuase she isable to bring new ideas and methods into thesystem. sophomore Priscilla Hung said. Hungis in Fusons CP Biology class.Pleased with her experience so far, Fuson isexcited about the remainder of the year. Shehopes this year will set the standard for her futureyears as a teacher at Bloomington North.I am looking forward for the first year to beover with. I feel like I am finally lying down thefoundation for next year, Fuson said.Story by Atiqah Khidir and Gunner HutchinsDream Job26 Science
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