Max Fair, a U-32 High School graduate, first discovered his love for shoes his freshman year, when a sophomore at the time, Devante Lee, “Put him on the trend.” “I was into Jordans and stuff like that, but he…
Category: Teacher Profiles
50@U-32: Pat Fair, Librarian
This story is part of the 50@U32 collection celebrating 50 years of teaching and learning. Pat Fair is retiring after 40 years of teaching. This article is in honor of all her work and dedication to U32. It was…
Teacher Profile: Drew Junkins
Going into the summer before his senior year of college, Drew Junkins still had no idea what he wanted to do. “I applied to some internships and I didn’t like what they were like, one of them that sticks…
Bradley Parker: A New Edition
Even though he’s a teacher now, Bradly actually wasn’t a very good student. He says that if you talked to people that knew him well, they’d be surprised he graduated high school. In high school, he focused more on playing…
New Faces: Kevin Richards
In high school, Kevin Richards focused almost exclusively on football. He spent most of his free time practicing, and it paid off. He was accepted into the University of Albany, near his home town, to play football on their…
New Faces: Tess Knepp
In high school Tess Knepp never fit into one group. She participated in track, theater, headed up the Horticulture Club, and “tried out every style.” “I was definitely the person that wore the big black baggy pants and fishnets,”…
New Faces: Justin Fontaine
Justin Fontaine had just begun his work as an athletic trainer for an affiliate team to the NHL hockey franchise, the Arizona Coyotes. “It was the second home game, I was still very new to it,” Justin said. “I…
New Faces: Alison Byrnes
Alison Byrnes knew that biking wasn’t her strong suit. After a 2.4 mile swim and a 26 mile run she felt exhausted, and had 112 miles of biking ahead of her. She would be disqualified from the Iron Man if…
New Faces: Hunter Hedenberg
In the summer of 2019, Hunter Hedenberg and her partner Rob were hiking back to the car after a day of rock climbing on a ranch in Wyoming when they encountered a herd of cows. Hunter grew up around cows,…
New Faces: Julia Pritchard
In 2006 Julia Pritchard went to Wisconsin to compete in the American Birkebeiner, the largest cross country skiing race in North America. Julia competed in the classic marathon, which is 34 miles long. She finished 3rd in her age group. …
New Faces: Garret Badeau
Garret Badeau discovered he was lost. He was kayaking up a river in Bolivia,. he looked around in the pitch black. Then somebody yelled out to him saying he was almost there. Garret Badeau is a graduate student at UVM,…
Grant and Alison: Off to China
Two years ago Grant Gunther received an email from his sister Elise, with a link to a story about the elderly and what they regret the most about their lives. It wasn’t the stuff they had done, it was the…
Jim Willis: “I’m Having a Blast, Man!”
A busy day in Math White Table: Jim is in his element, lively and animated. Bouncing between tables, he makes sure kids have signed in, teaches math, and offers witty comments. Cody Potwin, drowsy from working until 10pm the night…
Teacher Profiles: Meg Allison, “It’s community that matters most”
In the back of the library, scattered around the couches, 7th graders were reading their homemade picture books to elementary students. One of the hosts for this event was our librarian, Meg Allison, who helped the 7th graders make their…
Teacher Profile: Adrian Wade, “They Make The Connection On Their Own”
Adrian Wade sits on a bench in the center of her studio, surrounded by her students and the sound of glazed pieces being clinked together. She is explaining the student’s tasks for the day. “You know what to do…