New Faces at Western

Paul Jarasek is one of the new teachers at WAHS this year, and is offering quite a lot of insight and perspective. He studied at Notre Dame, and got his bachelors in European History, despite teaching math at the moment. After that he got his masters in elementary education at Fairfield university, and took a test that certified him to teach 7-12 graders. Paul Jarasek first taught at a private schoo...

One new teacher at WAHS is Sheila McQuade, who teaches English, Environmental Literature, and Law & Policy. McQuade grew up in Virginia and moved to Illinois to attend college and teach at West Aurora High School, but now she’s back to her home state and teaching the warriors!    Where did you go to college? Undergrad: Providence College, Providence RI Teacher Certification and...

New teachers here at Western are excited to be back in person, including Kaitlyn Bodine. Bodine is a new health and PE teacher here at WAHS from Scottsville, VA, and attended college at JMU. She enjoys teaching Driver’s Education and “behind the wheel” courses, and prior to working at Western, she taught health and PE at Walton Middle School. Students may find this new staff member driving a...

This past year, Western has seen a lot of changes. One change is the new staff, including the new 9th and 12th grade English teacher, Ms. RobinAnn Apicella. A former graphic designer, Ms. Apicella is enthusiastic to spend her 21st year teaching here at WAHS. “I’m excited that my kids are going to go here, and I get to teach at the school they are going to go to. I like the traditions, it seems...