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BFUHS English Department
STAFF |
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School Phone |
Eric Bone |
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(802) 463-3944, ext. 248 |
Jennifer Cohun |
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(802) 463-3944, ext. 248 |
Holly Falzo, Dpt. Coordinator |
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(802) 463-3944, ext. 244 |
Gail Christmas |
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(802) 463-3944, ext. 240 |
Tiffany Tobin |
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(802) 463-3944, ext. 235 |
Karlene Lichvarcik |
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(802) 463-3944, ext. 259 |
Judy Palmer-Guest |
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(802) 463-3944, ext. 252 |
Welcome to the BFUHS English Department Web Page
Get to know us:
Faculty:
Miss Jennifer Cohun: Jennifer has one year of experience teaching and comes to BFUHS with an AA in Resource Management and a BA in Literature and Culture Studies and English Secondary Education She has attended Sterling College in Craftsbury, VT and Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT. Jennifer is a graduate of BFUHS and is excited to return here to teach. Jennifer is especially excited to teach alongside Mr. Eric Bone who has been a strong influence in her desire to become a teacher. Jennifer’s interests include~writing poetry and studying the theater. She enjoys vegetable and flower gardening, hiking, paddling, camping, and tromping around in
all kinds of weather with her partner Jamie and their dog Casey.
Mrs. Holly Falzo: Mrs. Falzo, a graduate of BFUHS, returned to BFUHS 22 years ago to teach English. She has a BA in Secondary English from Trinity College of Vermont as well as a Masters of Arts for Teachers of English from Keene State College. She has an interest in Media Education and has developed the Print and Broadcast Media class that she teaches at BFUHS. Part of the curriculum for this course involves students in television production and the students produce programs for FACT-TV, the Public Access Television Station. Mrs. Falzo presently serves as coordinator of the English Department, secretary/ treasurer for the WNESU Teacher’s Licensing Board and BFUHS
Student Council Co-Advisor. In her “free time” she is an adjunct faculty member at Keene State College and enjoys watching her sons’ school and sports activities.
Mrs. Karlene J. Lichvarcik: Mrs. Lichvarcik comes to BFUHS with three years teaching experience and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Boston University. She eagerly attended the High Schools That Work Conference in New Orleans with the BFUHS group this summer and is anxious to put the things she learned into practice. She will be working mainly with 9th graders and is the English Department representative to the Freshman Academy. Mrs. Lichvarcik’s interests include knitting, reading, hiking,~playing field hockey,~scuba diving, and laughing and learning~with her two year old daughter.
Mrs. Judy Palmer-Guest: Mrs. Palmer-Guest has been teaching for 12 years and this is her third year at BFUHS. She earned her undergraduate degree in Speech Communication and Drama at Emerson College and a Masters of Arts in Teaching with a concentration in English and Multicultural Education from the School for International Training. She has had many opportunities to teach and study among diverse settings and abroad. She has studied and traveled throughout the Netherlands and Europe, in Southern Mexico and in Ecuador and Peru. She strives to expose students to the world around them, thus encouraging them to share their own life experiences and explore the diverse cultures of the world through
travel. She is a member of the BFUHS Literacy Committee. Not only is Mrs. Palmer Guest a committed teacher, she is also a committed wife and mother of two children.
Mrs. Tiffany Tobin: Mrs. Tobin has been teaching for 10 years with a Masters of Education from the College of St. Joseph and B.A. in English/Secondary Education from St. Bonaventure University. Mrs. Tobin generously serves as a mentor for new teachers at BFUHS, a very important role in teaching. She has taught a variety of classes at BFUHS and is dedicated to developing her curriculum and helping her students. Mrs. Tobin’s outside interests include reading, traveling and enjoying time with her family.
Mr. Eric Bone: Mr. Bone has been teaching for 32 years and when he “retired” a few years ago we knew there would be a great loss without him so we have coaxed him to continue in a part-time role as the Advanced Placement English teacher at BFUHS. Mr. Bone meets the AP students through an independent study program during the first semester and he joins us second semester to teach the AP English class. Mr. Bone has a Masters of Education degree from Keene State College as well as an English degree from Syracuse University. During his time at BFUHS Mr. Bone has generously given many hours in support of the Drama Club and the Literary Magazine. In his free time he raises vegetables for a neighborhood woodchuck and is an avid tennis player.
Mrs. Gail Christmas: Mrs. Christmas serves the BFUHS students as a Title 1 Reading Specialist and has 21 years teaching experience in areas such as elementary education, school counseling, special education, and reading and language arts. She received her BS from Castleton State College as well as graduate credits through UVM, Keene State College and Castleton. Her interests include reading (especially historical fiction), genealogy, identifying and restoring old photographs, traveling (has visited more than 20 countries) and spending time at the ocean.
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