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Our very own physics teacher, Mrs Evans, flew into the stratosphere…above normal airplane altitudes and up to about 45,000 feet on the NASA SOFIA while doing some awesome science as part of the SETI Institute’s NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA) program. SOFIA is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a telescope with an effective diameter of 100 inches. Way to go Mrs Evans!
For more information about this program, reference the two articles below:
Mrs. Heuel teaches Biology, English and study skills at Walton. She has been teaching for 12 years. Before joining Walton, she taught at Dodgen. Mrs. Heuel finds seeing how much her students have grown since she had them at Dodgen very rewarding.
At an early age, Mrs. Heuel knew she wanted to work with children. When she was in college, she was an after-school coordinator for the YMCA. It was that job, that confirmed she would be working with students in some capacity.
Outside of teaching, Mrs. Heuel enjoys attending and cheering on Atlanta United with her husband. She also loves music! She has sung and played all of her life.
Mrs. Alpert is a newer member of our counseling department. She joined Walton last year. She has worked at several schools in the Atlanta area including Kennesaw Mountain High School, McIntosh High School, Marietta High School, Emory and UGA.
Mrs. Alpert has worked in education for 20 years. She has also been a Spanish teacher and worked in Instructional Technology. Her favorite part of being a school counselor is watching her students graduate and helping them plan their futures. She finds her job very rewarding and loves helping her students.
Besides being a HUGE soccer fan who played for 13 years including in Spain when she was in college, Ms. Alpert also enjoys binge-watching TV series, movies, reading, anything outdoors, sports (Go Dawgs!), traveling, playing board games, and spending time with her daughters, husband and dog.
Mrs. Foxhall has been teaching for 10 years. She now teaches Algebra 1 and Geometry at Walton, but taught Honors Algebra 2, AP Statistics, and Geometry at South Forsyth High School, Grovetown High School, and Jackson Prep. She enjoys when her students ask questions and show interest in the subject. She chose to become a teacher because her mom was a teacher and her pre-calc teacher Mrs. Smith inspired her by explaining things so simply that it made math fun and easy. In her free time she likes playing with her two year old son and cooking.
– by Kate W.
Mr. Mayer has been a teacher for 3.5 years and is currently teaching/helping out with special education, small group world literature, co-taught world literature/British literature, and co-taught economics. He is the head JV baseball coach and Varsity Assistant coach for football. He decided he wanted to become a teacher to help students grow in their lives through many different outlets. Some of his hobbies outside of teaching, include hiking, traveling, adventures with his fiancé and dogs and spending time with friends and family.
– By Peyton S.
