Ms. Danielle Nygaard joins the Social Studies Department
December 28, 2012 • Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
After teaching three years at an all-girls school, Ms. Danielle Nygaard has joined the staff at CBC to teach government to seniors and U.S. history to sophomores. Ms. Nygaard holds a bachelor of arts in history and psychology and a master of arts in political science from the University of Missouri –Columbia.... Read more »
Mr. Buckvar Joins the Language Arts Department at CBC
December 28, 2012 • Brendan Fink, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
Mr. Nick Buckvar is a new language arts teacher at CBC. He teaches English 1 to freshmen along with English 3 to juniors. He says that he chose to be a teacher at CBC because of the emphasis on character and education, stating that it is about more than just academics; it emphasizes developing students... Read more »
Mr. Jacob Pittroff joins the Business Department
December 26, 2012 • Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
Mr. Jacob Pittroff teaches computer applications to freshmen, as well as, website design and game programming to sophomores through seniors. In addition to teaching, he coached B-Team soccer. Mr. Pittroff has a Bachelor of Arts in History and Education from Quincy University. While at Quincy he played... Read more »
Mr. James Platt joins the Social Studies Department
December 26, 2012 • Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
When Mr. James Platt was choosing a career path, he focused his attention on his major interests. “Teaching was a logical choice for being such a huge fan of history,” he said. Platt’s favorite historical event to teach is colonialism. “It is fascinating how big of an impact it has on today’s... Read more »
Madame Carolyn Dalton joins the World Languages Department
December 26, 2012 • Jerrarid March, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
French is a popular course at CBC and due to increased enrollment, CBC added part-time teacher Madame Carolyn Dalton to the world languages department. Madame Dalton, who previously taught in France and Guadalupe, will be teaching French 2. “The communication and the advancements the students have... Read more »
Mr. Ray Benton joins the Music Department
December 26, 2012 • Brendan Fink, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
Mr. Ray Benton is the new director of the concert and jazz bands at CBC. He says he chose to teach at CBC because it seems to be the perfect job for him. He is not part of the CBC alumni, but he has, however, worked with the CBC Band before with technology. Before he came to CBC, Mr. Benton went to... Read more »
Mr. Steve Notestine Joins the Language Arts Department
December 26, 2012 • Brendan Fink, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
Mr. Steve Notestine is one of the new language arts teachers at CBC. He was born and raised in St. Louis. He went to Saint Louis Priory School and the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mr. Notestine worked in the real estate business coming out of college for more than four years. He also began coaching... Read more »
Mr. Christopher Purcell joins Math Department
December 26, 2012 • John Summers, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
He could be your math teacher. He could be your bus driver. He could be your wrestling coach. Or he could be all three. Mr. Chris Purcell teaches freshmen and sophomore Algebra 1 and geometry. He is one of the bus drivers to St. Charles. You may also find him in the wrestling room; a new assistant wrestling... Read more »
Ms. Kristin Spradley joins Language Arts Department
December 13, 2012 • Jerrarid March, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
Ms. Kristin Spradley won’t be correcting grammar on the track, but she will be assisting the coaches of this year’s CBC cross country team. Ms. Spradley is also one of the four new English teachers at CBC. She teaches freshmen and sophomores and is the new advisor for the Turret. “The energy of... Read more »
Mr. Sean McGraw joins the Language Arts Department
December 13, 2012 • Jerrarid March, Turret staff writer
Filed under Features, Staff
If students didn’t think English could get any better, it surprisingly just did. Mr. Sean McGraw is one of the four new English teachers at CBC. He teaches freshmen and sophomores, and is hoping to assist with the CBC baseball team. “The focus and sense of partnership of the students has really... Read more »