Science
Mr. Gary Rogers - Resource Teacher
Teaches: Forensic Science
Fun Fact #1: I have held my breath underwater for over five minutes.
Fun Fact #2: I look for missing people with my dog Keen and future rock star puppy Ellie.
Teaches: AP Physics, AP Physics and Mechanics C
Fun Fact #1: I have taught in three different departments at Churchill.
Fun Fact #2: I went to a new school every year, until high school.
Teaches: Honors Chemistry
Fun Fact #1: For the last three years, I worked in a chemistry research lab and synthesized carbohydrates. The molecules that I made were used to investigate how an enzyme in bacterial cells links two sugar molecules together.
Fun Fact #2: I still play Pokémon GO and even named my puppy Ash. Gotta catch them all!
Teaches: Honors Biology
Fun fact #1: I have chickens that lay multicolored eggs
Fun fact #2: My first teaching job was in the Dominican Republic
Teaches: AP Chemistry, Honors Chemistry
Fun Fact #1: I have 2 grandsons
Fun Fact #2: Africa and Australia Trips are my favorite travel destinations
Teaches: AP Physics, Honors Physics
Fun Fact #1: Worked in hotel/restaurants for over 12 years, met/waited on George Stephanopoulos, Hillary Clinton, Gwen Eiffel...longest time at Mrs. K's Toll House and Madison Hotel
Fun Fact #2: Hobbies: swimming, singing, crocheting and learning new things :)
Teaches: Honors Biology
Fun Fact #1: Ich kann Deutsch sprechen
Fun Fact #2: I love to play hockey and baseball
Teaches: Honors Biology, AP Biology
Fun Fact #1: I have climbed Mt. Vesuvius
Fun Fact #2: I was born in Michigan, grew up in West Virginia, and am a Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins fan!
Teaches: Anatomy, Forensic Science
Fun Fact #1: I used to work underwater
Fun Fact #2: I have 24 pets at last count (including fish).
Teaches: AP Biology, Honors Biology
Fun Fact #1: Worked with 2 toed sloths, golden lion tamarins, and green anacondas
Fun Fact #2: Speak conversational Greek
Teaches: Honors Physics, AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism
Fun Fact #1: I grew up in Annapolis, MD.
Fun Fact #2: I have two kids and three cats.
Teaches: Honors Physics, AP Physics
Fun Fact #1: Former US Army Ranger (1st Bat./75th Reg., 2008 - 2010)
Fun Fact #2: I have 3 pet snakes, 1 lizard, and a newly adopted kitten.
Teaches: Molecular Genetics, Honors Biology
Fun Fact #1: I have been skydiving 3 times :O
Fun Fact #2: I graduated from University of Maryland. GO TERPS!
Teaches: Honors Biology, AP Biology
Fun Fact #1: I love drawing cartoons. I once drew all 101 Dalmatians!
Fun Fact #2: I have a Jack Russell terrier mix named Chewie who knows over a dozen tricks!
Mr. James Nugent
Teaches: Honors Chemistry, AP Chemistry
Fun Fact #1: I am retired from the US Navy
Fun Fact #2: I grew up in the Bronx
Teaches: Honors Chemistry
Fun Fact #1: When I was in middle school I published articles on tropical fish.
Fun Fact #2: I developed the first energy transfer fluorochrome for flow cytomertry that could be manufactured in a reproducible way.
Teaches: AP Environmental Science, Honors Physics
Fun Fact #1: In college I was a volunteer at Carole Baskin's Wildlife on Easy Street (yes, that Carole...yes, now called Big Cat Rescue... no, I don't know what happened to Don).
Fun Fact #2: I have a junior at Churchill, a 6th grader at Cabin John and a 3rd grader at Bells Mill.
Teaches: Honors Biology
Fun Fact #1: I am born and raised in Florida.
Fun Fact #2: When I am retired I want to live in Madagascar.
Mrs. Soraya Yousafi
Paraeducator
Fun Fact #1: I enjoy gardening
Fun Fact #2: enjoy long walk