By Tiffany Casali, Staff Writer
Sam Janeway, a new teacher at Galileo, decided he wanted to teach special education children when he was very young. As a child, he was in special education himself because of dyslexia, and inspired by his resource teacher in the third grade, decided he wanted to help other children with...
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By Karen Tan, Staff Writer
After spending a year as a counselor at an East Bay high school that was closer to her home, Ms. Liana Wong has come back to Galileo and taken a job as dean. Wong first worked here as an academic counselor in 2004 to 2008, and decided to come back...
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By Jacqueline Xu, Staff Writer
Although she is starting her first year as assistant principal at Galileo, this will be Ms. Zoe Duskin’s third year working here. For the previous two years, she worked as Instructional Reform Facilitator, also known as “school improvement coach”, supporting teachers at Galileo for the last two years. She...
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By Jacqueline Xu, Staff Writer
Having held 4 different positions at Galileo, Ms. Katherine Pringle has switched positions again from dean to assistant principal this year, because she was offered the job by Galileo principal, Mrs. Vicki Pesek. Ms.Pringle took the position because it sounded interesting, and she thought it was an opportunity for...
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By Randy Gee, Staff Writer
Once a bartender and waiter at a circus, Kevin Fanning decided to become a teacher because his job was not satisfying enough. Now the newest English Language Development teacher at Galileo, Mr. Fanning wants students to practice language skills and also provide opportunities of using English in many different...
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By Joyce Yu, Staff Writer
Unsatisfied with what he was doing for the last twenty years as a financial manager, Mr. Kenneth Yoder, a new English teacher at Galileo High School, decided to change his career to teaching. He thought he couldn’t benefit anyone anymore as a financial manager, so he wanted to do something...
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By Mayen Fan, Staff Writer
Many students at Galileo can’t even imagine working with their siblings, but according to Ms. Victoria Lu, a new Chinese teacher at Galileo, working with her sister Ms. Kim Lu, also a Chinese teacher at Galileo, isn’t that bad. The Lu sisters actually enjoy working at the same school,...
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By Rita Yee, Staff Writer
Wanting to help her students, and trying to make a difference in their lives, second year teacher, Mrs. Lisa Hong, a new math teacher at Galileo, hopes she will improve her students in any way she can, by teaching her students to carry a positive attitude towards learning.
As a teacher,...
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By Annie Kwok, Staff Writer
Carrying on his family tradition of attending Galileo Academy is a source of pride for
Senior, Patisela Ale, who goes by Pat for short, as many of his family members have
been and will continue to be part of the lion tradition. Pat has eleven other siblings
all who have or will follow...
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By Sandy Wong
Being enrolled in a ballet class
since the first grade has encouraged
Sophomore Briana
Wong to become motivated to take on
more challenging roles, such as being
the Class President of 2012 at Galileo
for two years in a row. Between ballet
class and the duties of Class President,
Briana has come to see herself as someone with strong
determination, and...
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