With a new school year, OCSA has brought in a few new teachers. Through these first two weeks, many students have gotten to interact with the new teachers, but for those who haven’t, here’s a chance to get to know them better!

Mrs. Austin: Creative Writing and English

How many years have you been teaching?

Austin: This is my 18th year of teaching.

What school did you teach at before?

Austin: Osceola High School.

What do you teach now?

Austin: Creative writing, acting, and English.

What Hogwarts house are you?

Austin: My Daughter says that I’m a Hufflepuff…I don’t even know what Hufflepuff is.

Mr. McCain: Language Arts and Reading

How many years have you been teaching?

McCain: 15

What school did you teach at before?

McCain: Celebration K-8

What do you teach now?

McCain: Middle School language arts and intensive reading.

If you could have one superpower what would it be?

McCain: Teleportation.

Are there rules on that? Would you be able to teleport other with you?

McCain: Yes, I could teleport others with me.

Ms. Yakar: World Language

How many years have you been teaching?

Yakar: This is my twelfth year.

What school did you teach at before?

Yakar: I taught at Lake Worth Community High School in West Palm Beach.

What do you teach now?

Yakar: Spanish and French.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Yakar: Probably…to be honest, Caribbean Cruises, Mexico, Cozumel, Costa Maya, the French Riviera, but only on a cruise.

Mr. Barra: Math

How many years have you been teaching?

Barra: 21 years.

What school did you teach at before?

Barra: Parkland Middle School.

What do you teach now?

Barra: Math. Algebra intensive and 7th grade advanced.

If you could participate in a major here at OCSA which one would you be in?

Barra: Talent-wise? None, I’m good at math. I’m not a good Writer, Singer, Dancer Instrument player, and not even close at Tech.

Mr. Walsh: Physical Science 

How many years have you been teaching?

Walsh: 12

What school did you teach at before?

Walsh: Horizon Middle School.

What do you teach now?

Wash: For Eleven years I taught Earth Science, but now I teach Physical Science.

If you won the lottery today, what is the first thing you would do?

Walsh: Wow, you put me on the spot with that one…I’d buy a boat.

Any particular boat? A Yacht?

Walsh: No, no, just a regular boat, so I can go on lakes.

All the new teachers are eager to be apart of our OCSA community.  If you haven’t met all of the new teachers, be sure to welcome them to our school!