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April Teacher Feature: Herr Harger
Posted on April 24, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Jamill Meadows, The Eagle Staff Writer
Herr Harger is the Obama Academy German teacher. In an interview about his life and his German student Herr Harger gives us an insight into his inner self. Me: Why is German so important? Harger: There are 100,000,000 people worldwide... Read more »
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April MS Teacher Feature
Posted on April 11, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Taneisha Crawford, The Eagle Online Staff Reporter
This month’s Teacher Feature is Obama’s very own middle school Japanese teacher, Mrs. Keiko Rushlander. For the past nine years, Mrs. Rushlander has shared her skills and experience in the Japanese language and culture with the... Read more »
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Mrs.Mirt : Many roles as school secretary
Posted on March 13, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Jymier Johnson and Daijha McClain, The Eagle Staff Reporters
“I’m not a chief clerk….I am a school secretary,” says Mrs.Mirt as she addresses the misconceptions of her job title. She handles all of the complicated work in the office and is very much the glue which holds... Read more »
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Mrs.Epps working her ‘dream job’ at Obama
Posted on March 12, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Remere Dyer, The Eagle Staff Writer
Mrs.Epps is the middle school guidance counselor at Obama and a woman who always knew what she wanted out of life. “I was the always the person to come to for advice if you had a problem, “ she says. Mrs.Epps is a University of... Read more »
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March Teacher Feature: Roa here to help with Spanish, wrestling
Posted on March 5, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Levi Brown and John Moreno, The Eagle Staff Reporters
Here at Obama Academy, foreign language plays a big part in taking the IB exam and Mr.Roa is helping students to succeed with that. A Spanish teacher, Roa is an integral part of the Foreign Language Department. After all, he has a... Read more »
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Solving the drama all in a day’s work for McGee
Posted on March 4, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Courtney Harris, The Eagle Staff Reporter
A lot can happen in the lives of students and no one knows this better than Andre McGee, a counselor here at Obama. In any given week, somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 kids come to see McGee with their assorted problems. Naturally,... Read more »
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Posted on March 4, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Kayla Bush Johnson, The Eagle Staff Reporter
Mr.Ehman is a man who is known all around the building. This time of year, his sights are set on one thing: the upcoming diploma tests for prospective IBDP students. As you may imagine, there are not enough hours in the day for all... Read more »
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Prospective counselor looks to be a positive force
Posted on February 25, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Remere Dyer, The Eagle Staff Reporter
“The chance to make a positive influence on a student’s life and seeing the change in a student over time is a great feeling.” Paul Deng said it best. Mr.Deng is an intern for Ms.Epps and Mrs.Martin, Obama counselors.... Read more »
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Casilli Sensei talks up virtues of Japanese, PPS Orals
Posted on February 22, 2013Posted in Academics
Mr.Casilli is the high school Japanese teacher and the teacher-leader of the Modern Languages Department at Obama. Known as Casilli Sensei (Japanese for teacher), he recently provided an informatigve and detailed look at Japanese and... Read more »
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The Painted Picture Of Dunnabeck
Posted on February 19, 2013Posted in Academics
Written by Obama eagle Staff Reporter Aziaha Robinson
Who says that you need to know exactly what you want to do before you get to college ?This isn’t the case; and Mr. Joe Dunnabeck is living proof. Mr. Dunnabeck, also known as Mr. D or “that tall guy”, is an art teacher here at... Read more »
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