Ms. Hickey

7th Grade English & 8th Grade History

Greetings! My name is Ms. Hickey, and I will be your English or History Teacher. This is my third year at Brooks, and, before joining the Brooks community, I spent 6 years teaching High School on Chicago’s south side.

I received my B.A. in English and Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, where I boxed on the women’s boxing club team, and began my career as an educator in Philadelphia, where I received my M.S.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania.

While teaching is my passion, my dog, Spirit, is my pride and joy! I also play Flag Football in my free time.

As a teacher, my goal is to provide you with the opportunities to formulate your own opinions and, ultimately, become informed and participatory voices in our society. As the saying goes, "A teacher's job is not to prepare students for something. Our job is to help students prepare themselves for anything."