˳♡Interview Ms.Sillen♡˳
* ˚ ✦ By: Mengxin Chen, Erin Zhang, Angela Chen, Andrea Lucero
* ˚ ✦ Classes: 817, 806,804
1. Q- How long have you been teaching art?
A- “This is my first year of teaching art”.
2. Q- Do you like teaching art?
A- “I love teaching art. It was my favorite subject as a student and I think it was really fun.”
3. Q- Why did you decide to teach at Pershing?
A- “I heard there was an art teacher position and I heard really good things about the school and I live pretty close by and so I came to do a job interview at the school. I taught a demo lesson and loved the students. I thought the school was lovely, that’s why I decided to come here.”
4. Q- Why did you decide to paint the mural outside?
A- “The school was selected for the mural by the Brooklyn Nets and organization for House of Slay and together they granted the school the money to make the mural and it was a collaboration with them and my art classes.”
5. Q- When did you start drawing?
A- “I have been drawing my whole life.”
6. Q-What grade do you like teaching?
A- “Well I teach mostly the eighth grade which I really like to teach.”
7. Q- What do you think about the school?
A- “I love the school, my classes are great, the students are so creative and have such amazing ideas for their artwork and it's been a joy to teach art.”
8. Q-What are you planning to do after painting the mural?
A- “My eighth grade classes are working on designing a font basically to draw their name in a way that showcases their personality and their interest. My eighth grade elective is doing Alter Ego self portraits. The seventh grade art elective is doing still life. So still life is like an arrangement of objects like fruit, plants, faces of an inanimate object and the 6th graders in the art elective are doing artwork inspired by surrealism.”
By: Yamileth Sanchez 812 & Stephanie Briones 818
Ms. Hernandez is a social worker. She has been a social worker for about 9 years. This is her first year working in Pershing! She was born in Colombia. When she first came to America, she started 7th grade here. Ms.Hernandez enjoys being a social worker because she feels great to help other kids out. She enjoys eating tacos de pastor, binge watching television, and cooking. Ms. Hernandez is 36 years old. She loves her family very much. Her favorite movie and shows to watch are Back To The Future, Big Bang Theory, Friends, Loki, Wanda Vision and most of Marvel. Her favorite perfume is body spray perfume is Champagne Toast from Bath and Body Works. Ms. Hernandez’s first job was a librarian at a library. In five years, Ms. Hernandez still see’s herself working in Pershing, plus having after school programs for kids in school!