Phil Horn otherwise known as The Sassy One. Phil hails from Columbus, Ohio and is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with his degree in social work. After this year Phil wants to get his M.A in either social work or public health. He will be working in a world studies classroom this year!
Mari Mermelstein (Msquared) is our math wiz from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Mari recently graduated and got her mathematics education certification at the University of Illinois Wesleyen. Of course Mari will be working in an Algebra class this year and is hoping to have her very own classroom in the near future.
Jeremiah Washington is one of two native Chicagoans on our team! After attending the University of Chicago Jeremiah came to City Year ready to give back to the very community he grew up in, attending grammar school just down the road from our lovely high school! Jeremiah will be working with students in health classes this year.
No team would be complete without their very own smart-alec and that is precisely where Alan Shelton comes in! Alan is a recent graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute which is also where he grew up. Next year Alan hopes to go to either Japan or Korea to teach English abroad. Alan is working with students in English classes this year.
Nicole Lewis always puts some pep in everyone's step! Nicole is a proud Michigan State graduate and she recently got her certification in elementary education. After this year Nicole is considering becoming a senoir corp member at City Year ( a very brave soul) before pursuing a career in education. Nicole is also working in English classes this year.
We call her The Spicy One because she is always getting everyone one FIRED UP! Ladies and gentleman I am referring to Miss Andrea Serrano. This Mexican fire-cracker moved to the states at a young age and pursued her education at The University of Notre Dame getting her degree in Anthropology. Andrea will be working in a world studies class this year.
Jazzy Jasmyne Griffith is our other Chicago born teammate. Jasmyne left the windy city to go to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi but she is back with avengence! Currently Jasmyne is working on her Masters degree in non-profit management at Argosy University to reach her dream of running her own NPO. Jasmyne is working in an English class this year.
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr, Mohandas Gandhi, Captain Kirk... all great leaders. Soon to join their ranks is our very own Jade Lopez. Fearlessly leading our team to greatness, Jade is a senoir corp member with City Year. Jade received her degree in Africana Studies from North Park University in Chicago and has plans of beginning a career in education after this year.
And of course there is yours truly. (drum roll please!) Hannah Gray. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA where I also got my Economics and Sociology degrees at The University of Pittsburgh. Since I have fallen in love with Chicago I plan on getting my masters degree in teaching somewhere in the city. I will be in an earth science class this year.
As our second week here draws to a close we still have many unanswered questions, but the thing we are all learning fast is flexibility! I know that I speak for us all when I say that this will be an interesting year, but the students have already brought so many smiles to our faces that it all seems worth it already. We have already made a little home in here in the West wing of our school and I love it already. So here is to the year ahead... to all making it out alive and to CHANGING LIVES!
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