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Teacher's Opening Letters

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  • School Year 16-17 Teacher's Opening Letters

    Below you will find the opening letters of Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 teachers for the 2016-2017 school year:  

    Mr. Bachar - Biology - Grade 9  
    Mr. Bachar - Science (Grade 6)  
    Mr. Bartello - Science (Grade 7)  
    Mrs. Berry - Mathematics - Grade 8
    Mrs. Berry - Mathematics - Geometry 
    Ms. Bruno - Individuals and Societies - Grade 6 
    Ms. Bruno - Individuals and Societies - Grade 8 
    Ms. Burch - Spanish (Grades 6-8)  
    Mr. Bynum - Japanese (Grades 6-8) 
    Mr. Casey - Health and Physical Education 
    Mr. Casilli - Japanese (Grades 9-10)  
    Mr. Casilli - Japanese (Grades 11-12)  
    Mr. Chersky - Learning Support 
    Ms. Cicone - Technology (Grades 8-10)  
    Mr. Collinger - Chemistry - Grade 10 
    Mr. Collinger - Chemistry 2 - Grade 12  
    Mrs. Cornibe-Werner - Language and Literature - Grade 8
    Ms. Coyne - Visual Art  
    Ms. Coyne - Design  
    Mr. Dean - Mathematics - DP Math Studies 11 
    Mr. Dean - Mathematics - Pre-Calculus  
    Ms. DeMark - Visual Art  
    Mr. Demmler - Individuals and Societies - Grade 9 
    Mr. Denlinger - Journalism 
    Mr. Denlinger - Language and Literature (Grade 12)  
    Mr. Dumbroski - Language and Literature (Grade 8)  
    Mr. Edmonds - Health and Physical Education 
    Mr. Ehman - Film - Grades 11 & 12  
    Mrs. Festa - Mathematics - Grade 6
    Mrs. Gallo - Mathematics - Alg 2 CAS 
    Mrs. Gallo - Mathematics - Geometry 
    Mrs. Gallo - Mathematics - Geometry CAS  
    Mr. Giles - Learning Support 
    Mr. Harger - German (Grade 6)  
    Mr. Harger - German (Grade 8)  
    Mr. Harger - German (Grade 9-10)  
    Mr. Harger - German (Grade 11-12)  
    Ms. Hayllar - French (Grades 6-8)  
    Ms. Hetrick - Visual Art - Grade 9 
    Ms. Hetrick - Visual Art - Grade 10  
    Ms. Hetrick - Visual Art - Grade 11  
    Ms. Hetrick - Visual Art - Grade 12  
    Mrs. Hodge - Mathematics - Grade 6 
    Ms. Hromiko - Science (Grade 6)  
    Mrs. Hudgins - Technology  
    Mr. Kane - Learning Support 
    Ms. Kantz - French (Grade 9 and 10)  
    Ms. Kantz - French (Grade 10)  
    Ms. Kantz - French (Grade 11)  
    Ms. Kantz - French (Grade 11-12)  
    Ms. Kantz - French (Grade 12) 
    Mr. Larva - Mathematics - Grade 8
    Mr. Larva - Mathematics - Algebra 
    Mr. Ludwick - Biology - Grade 9  
    Mr. Ludwick - Biology 2 - Grade 12  
    Mrs. Ludwick - Language and Literature (Grade 6)  
    Mrs. Macklin - Health and Physical Education 
    Mr. Mathews - Language and Literature - Grade 7 
    Mr. McGuire - Mathematics - Grade 6 
    Mr. McGuire - Mathematics - Grade 7 
    Ms. McKrell - Acting 
    Ms. McKrell - Language and Literature (Grade 9 CAS) 
    Ms. McKrell - Theater 
    Mr. Miller - Mathematics - DP Math Studies 12  
    Mr. Miller - Mathematics - Calculus 
    Mr. Miller - Mathematics - Calculus 2 
    Mrs. Miller - Language and Literature - Grade 7  
    Ms.Moss - Individuals and Societies - Grade 9
    Ms.Moss - Individuals and Societies - Grade 10 
    Mr. Naveh - Individuals and Societies - Grade 10 
    Mr. Naveh - Individuals and Societies - Grade 12 
    Mrs. Nordick - Language and Literature (Grade 6) 
    Ms. Papale - Language and Literature - Grade 11 
    Ms. Patrick - Language and Literature - Grade 9 
    Ms. Patrick - Journalism 
    Mr. Roa - Spanish (Grades 10)  
    Mr. Roa - Spanish (Grades 11-12)  
    Mrs. Roberts - Physics 
    Mr. Schaefer - Individuals and Societies - Grade 11 
    Mr. Schaefer - Theory of Knowledge - Grade 11 
    Mr. Schrader - Music - Steelband  
    Ms. Shaffer - Spanish (Grade 8)  
    Ms. Shaffer - Spanish (Grade 9 Beg) 
    Ms. Shaffer - Spanish (Grade 9 Adv) 
    Ms. Shaffer - Spanish (Grade 10)
    Mrs. Sharif-Lucas - Grade 9 and 10 Music  
    Mrs. Sharif-Lucas - IB DP Music  
    Mr. Singleton - Individuals and Societies - Grade 7
    Mr. Singleton - Individuals and Societies - Grade 8 
    Mrs. Sirio - Research (Grade 11)  
    Mr. Smith - Language and Literature - Grade 10 
    Mr. Smith - Language and Literature - Grade 10 CAS 
    Mrs. Stovash - Health and Physical Education  
    Ms. Sullenberger - Mathematics - Grade 7 
    Ms. Sullenberger - Mathematics - Grade 8 
    Mrs. Trudeau - Learning Support  
    Mr. Vanderloos - Science (Grade 8)  
    Mr. Vitti - Theory of Knowledge (Grade 11)  
    Mr. Vitti - Theory of Knowledge (Grade 12)
    Mrs. Wagner - Life Skills  

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