Meet some of the new staff at MHS

Ms. Samantha Peach is the latest addition to the freshman math department, teaching Intergrated Math l Ms. Peach tends to have a more reserved personality, but when teaching that's not an option. “I feel as if I am an actor in a way,” Peach said. “I'm more outgoing when I'm working than around people I may or may not know.” Peach had teachers who inspired and encouraged her to do better,...

After Mrs Rosenthal retired, the school was on the hunt for a new Orchestra Director, and they found Ms. Jillian Mallory. “It's not my first move, but it's my most exciting one...about switching schools anyways,” Ms. Mallory said. She explained that in past years she taught elementary students so this time she is teaching kids that were more invested in playing music. In high school, she...

One of the new counselors in the office is Ms. Nichole Perez. She's not a brand new face to MHS, since she was housed here in the building as the Elementary Counselor, and College and Career Specialist. With this new change, she’s still settling into getting to know other staff members. Ms. Perez worked at Grammer Middle School for her internship, and MIS for two years as a college and career...

One of our new teachers to Merrillville is Mr. Tim McCoy, who teaches Intergrated Math III. Even though many of you won't use math problems like graphing quadratic equations in your career path, it still teaches you skills that you can use in the real world. “Regardless of the material being taught in math, the courses teach us to think critically and outside the box,” Mr. McCoy said. He...