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.