One of the most famous teachers in our school is Mrs. Clemens, our IB and 9th grade Language arts teacher. We all know that she’s pretty fantastic but how much do we actually know about her exciting life? In this article, i’ll go in depth with her and two students about how great she actually is.

     I sat down with Ariel Miyama, An IB student, in the cafeteria to learn about her experience with Clemens. To start, she’s known her since she was the young age of 5 years old because of soccer. However, Ms. Clemens has only been her teacher for 1 year (this year). Mrs. Clemens has taught her a lot about confidence in that time, as she has to many. Ariel described her as caring and compassionate and considers her a friend.

     On February 14th, I met with Ms. Willis, a student teacher for clemens. She will be taking over for her while she’s on maternity leave for the rest of the year. Willis said Clemens is authentic, a leader, huge on equity, always concerned for other, and dedicated.

     “Dedication to me in a teacher is someone who is 8 months pregnant, leading a 3 hour team meeting for the entire ninth grade staff on equity, who then in the middle of that meeting in our 5 minute break that we have out of three hours, decides to run across campus while 8 months pregnant to check in with her IB kids and answer their questions. And then run back.”

     Ms. Willis has learned a lot from her. From understanding that creativity and organization are closely related to knowing that making mistakes is always ok. She has built her confidence as a teacher and has given her resources at every opportunity. Even during class, you’ll see Mrs. Clemens turn back on the display that shuts off in the middle of Ms. Willis’ teaching. It’s always the little things that leave a big impact.

She told me that Mrs. Clemens has created an “Open community” for students and that “We’ll miss her... Read more.