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“Hola Ms. Kennedy!” This year Centennial welcomes a new Spanish teacher, Laura Kennedy. Ms Kennedy teaches second year Spanish students, and is thoroughly enjoying her time here. “I am adjusting well to Centennial, and I really like my students,” Ms. Kennedy said. Ms. Kennedy first became interested in the Spanish language when she started listening to the music. She got her degrees in Spanish, Linguistics and ESL at Saint Cloud State University. Ms. Kennedy also has family and friends in Mexico that fuel her interest. “I enjoy spending time with my family and friends in Mexico when I can,” Ms. Kennedy said. Ms. Kennedy’s students like her as a teacher, and are glad she came to Centennial. “She has good insight, and cool teaching methods,” second year Spanish student, Katie Vanderbloomer said. The students also said that she uses different methods of teaching that they have never seen before, but they legitimately like them. Some of the students’ favorite method is when she passes out the white boards for games. Ms. Kennedy’s students also added that she is funny, and makes her class laugh a lot. “She is fun to joke with. She randomly started laughing really hard in class today and it was super funny,” another second year Spanish student, Chelsea Miller said. Ms. Kennedy would love to foster great relationships with her students, and teach them as much as she possibly can this year. “My favorite part of my job is the time I spend in the classroom with my students. It’s all about them and their education,” Ms. Kennedy said. Many of Ms. Kennedy’s student’s mentioned that they like that she cares so much about their education, and is willing to help them with whatever she can. “She always encourages you to do your best,” second year Spanish student, Alana Wall said. Both the students and Ms. Kennedy seem to be adjusting well after just one quarter of being together. “My goals for this year are quite simple. I just want to make a nice connection with the school, get comfortable with the curriculum, and see my students succeed,” Ms. Kennedy said. ]]> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:44:49 GMT