Getting Down to Business with Mrs. Strickland

 Please welcome our new business teacher, Mrs. Strickland! She has replaced Mrs. River, who retired at the end of last year, and she is teaching classes such as Accounting, Business Tech 1&2, Keyboarding, Computer Applications, and Advanced Accounting. This is Mrs. Strickland’s first teaching job. Mrs. Strickland decided to teach here at New Haven High School after seeing the business department. She was very impressed with it, and she felt comfortable in the building and with everyone she met. Mrs. Strickland’s time here so far has been enjoyable. She says that the students are great. Although being a first year teacher can be overwhelming, all the support from other teachers has made it a lot easier. Mrs. Strickland thought that teaching here would be overwhelming, but Mr. Hoener was very helpful, and any questions were answered. She also expected being in an open environment, which means having her own way with how she teaches her classes, along with the students doing what was needed for them to do, and so far this has been the case.
   Mrs. Strickland’s single favorite thing about New Haven High School so far is the sense of community. She has been impressed with the students and staff that are involved in education and other activities. There is also a strong sense of support from outside the school and the community. Therefore, even though this is her first teaching job and sometimes it can be a lot for her, Mrs. Strickland enjoys her time at New Haven High and looks forward to teaching here. -by Robbie Cichon