Spanish

Sabrina Arevalo joined the Edgemont community in 2021 and is currently teaching Spanish 1B/8 and Spanish 1A/7. She is a native Spanish speaker and has had a passion for working with students since she herself was in high school. She studied her undergraduate and her masters at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY where she pushed for more multicultural experiences for all of the students. She was an Orientation Leader throughout her time at Hofstra and was able to help students that identify as Latinx/Latina/Latino/Hispanic adjust to the campus environment.  She believes that learning a second language can create lifelong friendships and experiences that are unimaginable. It also creates a more natural and authentic experience when you travel outside of the US and go out into the world to make new memories. 

Jedd Chesterson joined the Edgemont faculty in 2009. Señor Chesterson currently teaches Spanish 2 and Spanish 4 Honors. Prior to Edgemont he taught at Bronxwood Preparatory Academy in the Bronx, NY. His love for Spanish was born at a young age after living in Valencia, Spain for a summer and then spending the following summer in Tenares, Dominican Republic. Following high school, he went on to live in Santiago, the second city of the Dominican Republic, where he studied at La Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). His love for Spanish extends beyond the language and includes the music, dance, and culture that exist throughout the Spanish-speaking world. His passion for working with students also includes coaching. He has coached modified soccer and wrestling since he began teaching at Edgemont. He graduated from Binghamton University with his BA in Spanish and political science and then went on to receive his MA in Spanish from Lehman College in the Bronx, NY. 

Rachel Ratcliffe joined the Edgemont faculty in 2021. La Señora Ratcliffe has taught multiple levels of Spanish, ENL, and also serves as the Dean of Students.  Prior to Edgemont, she taught at Scarsdale High School and prior to that, The Beacon School in NYC Her love for Spanish started at the young age of 10, when she started studying Spanish in school. During High School, She spent a summer in the small town of Ceibo, Costa Rica. During college, she participated in a summer study program in Havana, Cuba. After graduating, she spent a summer traveling around Spain. As a teacher, she shared her love of travel and cultural connection by taking students to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. She loves the language of Spanish and how being bilingual breaks barriers and allows for communication with more people throughout the world. She has a BA from Tulane University in Jewish Studies and Latin American Studies and two Masters degrees from New York University in TESOL and Educational Administration. 

Robert Jeremiah is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and received his MAEd from Wake Forest University.  He began teaching in 1998 and joined the Edgemont faculty in 2016.  Before coming to Edgemont he taught in New Jersey at Westfield High School and Montclair Kimberley Academy.  He also worked for two summers as a Teaching Assistant at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.  This job gave him the opportunity to hike a total of 500 miles across northern Spain on the medieval pilgrimage route known as the Camino de Santiago.  He has presented two times at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages and he has presented two times at the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey Spring Conference.  In addition, he was an AP Reader for the Spanish Language and Culture Exam.  Mr. Jeremiah currently teaches Spanish 2 and 5 Advanced Honors.