Interviews

What do you enjoy about Diamond?

"I enjoy the interaction with the students and getting to know the other students"

What are your favorite hobbies?

"I like to draw, play and ref soccer, read, bike and swim."

What do you do in your free time?

"I learn new things, I take Italian classes, and I take cooking class."

Where have you traveled to?

"I have traveled to New Orleans, Dominican Republic, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other states. #Disney Land."

What is your favorite thing to cook?

"I like to cook pasta dishes, i'm really good at them."

How long have you been teaching?

"I have been teaching for 4 years"

When did you come to Diamond?

"When I first came to Diamond I was a daily sub during the pandemic which was 2018-2019, then I became a full time teacher 2 years later"

 If you could be anything besides a science teacher what would it be?

"I would want to be a bike mechanic because it would be cool."

Interviewers: Anjali and Adeline

What do you enjoy about being the principal?

"The students, I think we have the best students in the world, they are smart, funny, and I like to see their smiley faces every day!"

What do you do in your free time?

"I play and take care of my dog and cat, my dog's name is Aspen and my cat's name is Amari, basketball, football, and baseball, and he likes to read"

What are your favorite hobbies?

"Reading, cooking, and traveling?"

Where did you travel to?

"I went to China 7 times, and I've been over the world in 27  countries, and I taught English in China in the summer."

What is your favorite thing to cook?

"I like to cook Italian pasta."

How long have you been teaching?

"This is my 33rd year of education."

When did you come to Diamond?

"I came to Diamond in 2022. I was here from 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and now 2024-2025."

Interviewers: Anjali and Adeline

What do you like to do in your free time?

Is there anything at all you wanna say about diamond?

If you could travel wherever you want where would it be?

Do you like your job?

Something to say to all the students in our school?

What are your favorite hobbies?

Why did you started teaching?

What do you want to say to students that don't return the books?

Do you like your job? What do you enjoy about it?

What would be your advice to the students who enjoy reading books?

What books you recommend?

Do you enjoy reading books? If yes, is there anything special to you about books?

What made you want to become a librarian?

What is something you want students to learn about the books and the library?

What do you teach in 6th grade, and how does it build for 7th and 8th grade?

I teach Number Sense in 6th grade to prepare for Algebra in 7th and 8th grade. 

How does it train us for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)?

At Diamond we learn STEM subjects and humanities.

How can this help us make a difference in the world?

STEM can help for engineering and science, but we should not neglect the humanities because that's where we get our values. Our values will help us decide what to pursue in STEM fields. Our good values will help us make sure that the difference we make is a positive difference. Reading books helps us learn to empathize with others, and you don't get that as much from STEM subjects alone. You need both STEM and humanities.

Interviewer: Anjali R.

What do you teach 6th graders at Diamond? How is that built during 7th and 8th grade?

There is a lot of improvement between 6th and 7th grade. They learn to be more organized, and they get used to school homework. In 6th grade, the students are starting to build on their skills like close reading, and in 7th grade, they know what to do.

How does this training prepare Lexington Diamond Middle School students for a future in healthcare and life sciences?

You learn about the evolution of humans, which is great for healthcare. Close Reading is also important, mostly after getting out of college to become a doctor, you read many papers. Learning to interact with our peers, and our classmates helps us later in healthcare, when you should be interacting kindly with the person you are treating.

How can an education help our middle school students make a difference in the world?

When you go out to the world, you should always be kind and polite to the people around you. Our humanities are very important. In history, we learn about diversity, and how things like farming and technology started in early life.

Interviewer: Anjali R.

Ms. Temple

What do you teach 6th graders at Diamond? How is that built during 7th and 8th grade?

Mostly earth science, and content that builds to 8th grade science. Also asking questions, writing explanations, and practicing models which will help in 8th grade.

How can an education help our middle school students make a difference in the world?

Lexington helps them use resources to help them in multiple things. It starts in middle school, and then continues to high school. We also have science and math teams.

What should I consider if I want to go and learn more about sciences?

Do more science WIN’s with guest speakers. A mom that helps NASA came to one of our WIN’s.

Interviewer: Anjali R.

What do you teach 6th graders at Diamond? How is that built during 7th and 8th grade?

I teach engineering, and in 6th grade, we focus on the engineering and design process, and thinking about solutions of problems. We build on that in 8th grade because there are more complex problems and a more complex process. 

How does this training prepare Lexington Diamond Middle School students for a future in healthcare and life sciences?

All sciences are about problem-solving, and in engineering and design we always do problem solving. The skills we teach are applicable for any field.

How can an education help our middle school students make a difference in the world?

Every human is born with a lot of potential, and you need training to reach your full potential. What we do in middle school mainly helps them figure out what they like and enjoy, and which direction they want to go in life. I really hope the education we give in this school helps students feel that they can accomplish anything in healthcare and life sciences.

Interviewer: Anjali R.

Do you like helping your students learn English?

Your favorite hobbies?

What made you become ESL teacher?

Would you like to become popular one day?

What do you teach 6th graders at Diamond? How is that built during 7th and 8th grade?

Interviewer: Anjali R.