Category Archives: Staff Profiles

*BHS Assistant Principal* By: BHS Staff Profiles   September 5, 2025 Chosen for this year’s first Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Annie McGhee. This school year is her first year at Brooklyn High School. Before coming here, Mrs. McGhee worked in Florida as a physical education teacher, and then, she began working with children to focus onContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. McGhee”

*Instructional Coach* By: BHS Staff Profiles  May 23, 2025 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Karen Valenza. Mrs. Valenza has been an instructional coach in Brooklyn for five years. Outside of Brooklyn, she did various educational jobs, ranging from a curriculum coordinator to teaching eighth grade. Some things she likes to do inContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Valenza”

*Assistant Treasurer* By: BHS Staff Profiles  March 21, 2025 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mr. Matt Tolar. Mr. Tolar has been the Assistant Treasurer in Brooklyn for a year and a half. Prior to Brooklyn, he worked as a teacher in Parma, Fairview Park, and Avon Lake. He was also a principal atContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Tolar”

*Classroom Assistant* By: BHS Staff Profiles  February 28, 2025  Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Erin Kerpics. Mrs. Kerpics is a classroom assistant, her first year in the Brooklyn City School District. Prior to Brooklyn, she worked as a caregiver. In her free time, she likes to do a lot of reading. AContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Kerpics “

*Cleaner* By: BHS Staff Profiles  February 14, 2025 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Kayla Evans. Mrs. Evans is in her first year at Brooklyn. Prior to working here, she worked at Kohl’s. In her free time, she likes to hang out with her kids and plan fun, family events. A fun factContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Evans”

*High School Cleaner* By: BHS Staff Profiles  January 31, 2025 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Pam Mickey. Mrs. Mickey has been working in the BCSD for one year. Before coming here, she worked as an accountant, but she chose to work here because this environment is better with her kids attending schoolContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Mickey”

*Behavior Specialist* By: BHS Staff Profiles  January 17, 2025 This week’s chosen staff member for the staff spotlight is Mrs. Liz Blue. She has worked in the Brooklyn City School District for the last four years. Her office is in the elementary school, but she works with all grades, K-12. Prior to Brooklyn, she workedContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Blue”

*Media Assistant* By: BHS Staff Profiles  December 13, 2024 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Kimberly Daerr. Although she has worked in the district for 18 years, this is Mrs. Daerr’s eighth year working in the Media Center. Outside of working in Brooklyn, she has been a hairdresser for over 34 years. InContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Daerr”

*Gifted Intervention Specialist* By: BHS Staff Profiles  November 22, 2024 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Rachael Grech-Scott. This is currently Mrs. Grech-Scott’s first year in Brooklyn. Previously, she worked in North Carolina as a middle school teacher and in the Cleveland Public Schools as a Gifted Intervention Specialist. Some things she likesContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Grech-Scott”

*Polaris PLTW Instructor / Engineering* By: BHS Staff Profiles  November 8, 2024 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Miss Ilona Jurewicz. This is currently her first year in the Brooklyn City Schools. Previously, she worked in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District as a teacher for eight years, and before that, she worked in theContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Miss Jurewicz”

*8th Grade Math* By: BHS Staff Profiles  October 25, 2024 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Chelsea Matthews. This is her first year in Brooklyn as a math teacher. Prior to working here, she worked at Maple Heights and spent ten years teaching Algebra 1. In her free time, she loves spending timeContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Matthews”

*Intervention Specialist* By: BHS Staff Profiles  October 11, 2024 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Miss Kellyanne Terwilliger. This is Miss Terwilliger’s first year in Brooklyn but her second year as an Intervention Specialist. Prior to Brooklyn, she worked at the Federal Hocking School in Athens, Ohio. In her free time, she loves toContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Miss Terwilliger”