Teacher Spotlight: Mrs Aldridge
She is inspirational, kind hearted, and a remarkable woman. She takes her job seriously and she occasionally refers to herself as “chocolate de mama”. She is Mrs. Aldridge, who is an English teacher. She has been an English teacher for thirty-six years. Even though she is a great English teacher this was not what she always wanted to become. She originally wanted to become a nurse or even consider becoming a social worker. The college she attended was University of Maryland, her favorite movie is “Shawshank Redemption” or anything with Denzel Washington ad her favorite poem is “Incident” by, Countee Cullen. What she enjoys outside of school is spending time with her family. She absolutely loves teaching here at North Dorchester High School. Her advice to us ND students is “Be thankful for everything you have. There are people in this world who are poor, sick, and who are suffering. Do not get caught up in petty drama. It wastes time and energy. Plan for tomorrow, it comes a lot sooner than you expect. And finally, appreciate EVERYDAY!” What she has learned from her years of teaching is always encouraging students to think and be their best because they will help make this world a better place. |
Mrs. Kolendowicz
Out of all six years of
teaching art, Mrs. Jennifer Kolendowicz started her first official year here at
North Dorchester High School. As a teenager in school, she enjoyed art class,
of course, and also English class. Her favorite art movement is Impressionism,
which is also her favorite unit to teach. For her, Claude Monet is her favorite
artist of all time.
Mrs. Kolendowicz, or better known by her students as “Mrs. K,” enjoys cooking/baking, being with family, drawing, crafty projects, reading and crocheting. When asked if you could go anywhere in the world where would you go, her response was, “Anywhere in Europe.” On her tour of Europe, she could be found on the beach reading her favorite book, “Eat, Pray, Love,” by Elizabeth Gilbert. Too bad her favorite actor, Will Farrell, wasn’t in her favorite movie, “Sixteen Candles.” Or it would have been extra humorous. Henri Matisse said, “Creativity takes courage,” and Mrs. K agrees. Her advice to her students is, “You are a work in progress… Don’t give up… Each time you work on something you’re becoming better and better at it!” |