Hello!

My name is Amanda Power (she/her). 

This year, I am teaching English II CP, Transitional English III, and Dual Credit Composition. I am also the Student Council Advisor. This is my sixth year teaching at GHS! This is my fourteenth year as an educator.

My Master's degree is in Teaching of Writing. I also hold a post-baccalaureate certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language. I earned my Master's and Bachelor's degrees, as well as my TESL certificate, from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville.

While earning my Master's, I taught English 101 and 102 at SIUE. I have also taught at the following institutions: Rend Lake College, Brown Mackie College, Vatterott College, Highland High School (and the Highland school district), Waterloo High School, and the East St. Louis Higher Education Center. I have been teaching since 2010. I have taught a range of classes from developmental college writing courses to dual-credit/university level English courses. I have worked with students age five and up. ....and I do mean up! I  have experience with high school, university, and adult learners. I also have experience with native and non-native speakers of English.

Please feel free to email me at apower@bcsd5.org!

Let's go, Titans! #TitansUnite

2023 Winner of the The Representation Project Grant, an outreach initiative of the Illinois State University English Education Student Advisory Committee

2023-24 Journalistic Learning Initiative Educator Fellow  with the Journalistic Learning Initiative of Eugene, Oregon

 Mrs. Power's Spring 2023 - 2024 Schedule

All classes are held in Room 167 in the English hallway.

1st - Transitional English III (co-taught with Mr. Anthony)

2nd - Study Hall

3rd - DC Composition 102 - Honors

4th - Lunch

5th  -DC Composition 102 - Honors

6th - Transitional English III (co-taught with Mrs. Loyd)

7th - Prep 

8th - English II CP