Category Archives: Staff Profiles

*4th Grade Teacher* By: BHS Staff Profiles  January 12, 2024 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mr. Patrick Yarman. This is currently Mr. Yarman’s sixteenth year in the Brooklyn City School District. He started here in Brooklyn, then left and became an assistant principal in Parma at Pearl Road Elementary. After Parma, he cameContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Yarman”

*Preschool Teacher* By: BHS Staff Profiles  December 15, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Miss Kayla Patterson. Miss Patterson has been working in Brooklyn as a preschool teacher for four years. She started her career in January of 2020, right before the COVID pandemic. Before coming to Brooklyn, she worked at a ChildcareContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Miss Patterson”

*Intervention Specialist*  By: BHS Staff Profiles  December 8, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mr. Christopher Hovan. This is currently year 28 for Mr. Hovan in Brooklyn. Before beginning his career here, he worked in the Kent City Schools for two years. What he enjoys doing in his free time is spending timeContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Hovan”

*Classroom Assistant* By: BHS Staff Profiles  December 1, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Amy Dillinger. This is currently her third year as a classroom assistant in the Brooklyn City School District. Before working in Brooklyn, Mrs. Dillinger worked for twelve years in the Lorain City Schools as an Instructional Center Paraprofessional.Continue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Dillinger”

*Counselor* By: BHS Staff Profiles  November 17, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Ms. Hannah Bencivenni. This is currently Ms. Bencivenni’s third year in Brooklyn. Before she came here, she went straight from college to graduate school. A couple of things she likes to do in her free time are taking different workoutContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Ms. Bencivenni”

*Preschool Teacher* By: BHS Staff Profiles  November 10, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Miss Jessica Super. This is currently Miss Super’s third year in the Brooklyn City School District. In her free time, she likes to spend a lot of time with her family, do yoga, and take tap dance classes. AContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Miss Super”

 *7th Grade ELA Teacher* By: BHS Staff Profiles  November 3, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mr. John Grigson. This is Mr. Grigson’s first year in the Brooklyn City School District, and he has been a great addition. What he is most likely doing in his free time is hiking with family, watchingContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mr. Grigson”

*Physical Education Teacher* By: BHS Staff Profiles  October 27, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Denise Sinko. This is currently year 30 for her in the Brooklyn City School District. Previously, she worked at Saint Leo’s in Parma for eight years. Some hobbies that she enjoys doing in her free time areContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Sinko”

*Director of Pupil Services* By: BHS Staff Profiles  October 20, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Paula Jones. This is currently Mrs. Jones’s eighth year in the Brooklyn City School District. Overall, she has spent 31 years in education. Mrs. Jones can be found cooking, shooting pool, or watching scary movies inContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Jones”

*Science/Math Teacher* By: BHS Staff Profiles  October 13, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Ms. Michele McQueen. This is currently year 27 in Ms. McQueen’s teaching career. Before she came here to Brooklyn, she was a substitute teacher for three years. What she enjoys in her free time is spending a lot ofContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Ms. McQueen”

*Intervention Specialist* By: BHS Staff Profiles  October 6, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Ms. Jennifer Hengsteler. She has been an intervention specialist for 30 years in the Brooklyn City School District. What Ms. Hengsteler likes to do in her free time is bike, kayak, hike, and learn sign language. Something interesting aboutContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Ms. Hengsteler”

*Speech Pathologist* By: BHS Staff Profiles  September 29, 2023 Chosen for this week’s Staff Spotlight is Mrs. Lindsay Ettelson. She has been a Speech Pathologist since 2008, and she has worked in the Brooklyn City School District for the last 11 years. Prior to Brooklyn, Mrs. Ettelson worked in the Chicago Public Schools. Something sheContinue reading “Staff Spotlight: Mrs. Ettelson”