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Issue Date: Thursday, June 02, 2011 Issue: Vol II. June 2, 2011 Last Update: Thursday, June 02, 2011
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    There have been a few new teachers in all different departments at Zeeland West High School.  Mrs. Start is one of them.  She is currently teaching Biology to tenth graders and Geophysical Science to ninth graders.  You might have seen her in the hallways pushing her cart, which is common among new teachers.  This means she is a traveling teacher who does not own a specific room, and she is forced to bring her supplies with her to the different classrooms.

    “Pushing the cart isn’t bad, but sometimes the hallways get crowded,” states Start.  She has to push her cart among the D and E hallways, because her Biology classrooms are in E107 and D113, while her Geophysical classes are taught in E111 and D113.

    Start is a graduate from Otsego High School.  She was very active during her high school years, being apart of Student Council and National Honor Society.  She was also involved in athletics. Start was on the competitive cheerleading, soccer, and tennis teams.  Her favorite memory from high school was being involved in sports.  Her favorite subject during school was science.

    
    After high school, Start attended Western Michigan University.  She now has a husband named Doug, and three sons.  Her sons’ names are Evan, Drew, and Cooper.  Evan is a 15-year-old sophomore at Spring Lake High School, while Drew is three years, and Cooper is 18 months old.

     “Helping students understand that science doesn’t have to be difficult,” Start responded when asked why she chose to pursue teaching as a career.  She seems to be succeeding in what she set out to achieve, as students and staff around Zeeland West enjoy the new “cart-lady”.


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