Teacher of the Week: Katelyn Chism
AT EAST CHAPEL HILL HIGH
SCHOOL. THAT'S COOL TO KNOW.
THAT'S A FULL CIRCLE TO THE M
C ONE. OUR TEACHER OF THE WEEK
IS GOING TO VOLUNTEER YET HIS
SCHOOL AND SUPPORTING HIS
STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE
CLASSROOM WHERE MARY PHILLIPS
HIGH SCHOOL TO SURPRISE A
TEACHER WHO PRIDES ITSELF IN
HELPING THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE
THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL
>> GET EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED
ALL OF YOUR EXPENSES ON THE DAY
WE VISITED MARY PHILLIPS HIGH
SCHOOL IN WAKE COUNTY. DON'T
TOUCH THE SAVINGS. NEVER TOUCH
OR SAVING. CAITLIN CHISHOLM
WAS HELPING WITH THE PROGRAM
CALLED REALITY OF MONEY, WHICH
GIVES STUDENTS A LESSON IN
MANAGING THEIR PERSONAL
FINANCES. HOW DID YOU FEEL
ABOUT THIS? EVEN THOUGH
VOLUNTEERING TO HELP WITH THIS
PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MANY
REASONS CHISHOLM IS SO BELOVED
THAT MARY PHILLIPS ON CAMERA
BECAUSE SHE GOES ABOVE AND
BEYOND HER DUTIES AS THE
SCHOOL'S SPANISH TEACHER.
WHEN I WAS LEARNING SPANISH, I
WAS LIKE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
>> I TALK A LOT ANYWAYS.
SO PROBLEMS LIKE I TALK ABOUT,
I MEAN, LET'S LET'S LEARN SOME
SPANISH. ONCE CHISHOLM SAID YES
TO SPANISH AND BECOMING A
SPANISH TEACHER, SHE MADE THIS
PROMISE TO YOURSELF. I'M GOING
TO GIVE BACK TO THESE KIDS WHO
WHO NEED TO KNOW A SECOND
LANGUAGE LEARNING A SECOND,
WHETHER IT'S SPANISH, FRENCH,
WHATEVER THEIR CHOICE MAY BE
HAVING THAT FOUNDATIONAL
EXPERIENCES GOING TO PAVE THE
WAY FOR HOW THEY PERCEIVE THE
LANGUAGE IN HER CLASSROOM.
CHISHOLM IS ALWAYS CHANNELING
HER 9TH GRADE SPANISH TEACHER
WHO INSPIRED HER TO PURSUE A
CAREER IN EDUCATION. WHAT WOULD
SING IT? BUT IT IS IN DC HAS.
>> ALWAYS ON OUR FEET IN THE
APPLYING THE LANGUAGE AND USING
IT TO CHALLENGE ME EVERY STEP
OF THE WAY. THIS ISN'T.
>> YOU ARE WRAL'S TEACHER OF
THE WEEK
>> AGAIN, SHE IS ABSOLUTE BALL
OF ENERGY AND LOVE THE THE IN