Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Armaro

*School Psychologist*

By: BHS Staff Profiles 

September 8, 2023

Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Kayla Armaro. This is Mrs. Armaro’s very first year of working her career job after graduating from college; it also happens that she is spending her first year here with us in the Brooklyn City School District. When she is not busy here at school, she spends her free time with her dog Kona, she enjoys hanging out with friends and family, and she is also doing a lot of home renovations. A fun fact (or not a really fun fact) about her is that she got hit in the eye with an egg during high school and ended up with a black eye. 

Q: What is your favorite part of your job?

A: “I love to speak and communicate with students. The best part of my job is learning to know that I helped my students learn the best they can and knowing I helped the most I could.”

Q: What qualities/skills do you need to possess to be a school psychologist? 

A: “Many of the qualifications needed to be a school psychologist include being able to connect with students and parents, having difficult conversations with parents, and communicating about stuff they may not want to hear about. It also takes a lot of organization, patience, and lots of flexibility.”

Q: Is there such a thing as a “typical” work day for a school psychologist?

A: “Usually, yes. When I get in here everyday, I look at who I need to pull for the day and see what my plan is. I am not doing counseling yet, but I do hope to be doing that soon. A lot of meetings, paperwork, and reports are also on that ‘typical’ day for me.”

Q: How have your first couple of weeks been here at Brooklyn High School?

A: “Although it’s been very hot in the building, I am adjusting to it. Everyone here is very welcoming, kind, and nice. I feel like I can ask questions without feeling like I am being judged for it or making it feel like it was a weird or silly question.” 

Q: If you suddenly had powers of invisibility, what would you use them for?

A: “I would like the ability to travel without being seen; being able to sneak into places that are expensive such as concerts would be nice.”

Q: If you could meet anyone dead or alive for one day, who would you choose?

A: “I think it’d be cool to be able to shadow the secret service and see what they do for a day.”

Q: Out of the four seasons, explain which one is your favorite. 

A: “That’s easy, I would say Fall. Summer’s too hot. Winter is pretty if you’re inside without all the outside work. Spring is too humid, but it ties as my second favorite.”

Q: Who is your favorite actor or actress?

A: “I haven’t gotten to watch the Barbie movie yet, but I love Margot Robbie. She is a talented and beautiful human being. I’ve also been watching a lot of One Tree Hill, and Sofia Bush is my favorite.”

Mrs. Armaro, thank you so much for all of the laughs that we received during your interview. You truly are an awesome person. We hope that you enjoy your first year here at Brooklyn High School and that you make so many good memories with the students and staff!