All the teachers at DATA are very nice people, and you'll be lucky to have them teaching you for your first year at DATA. Don't be afraid to ask any of them for help throughout the year.

6th Grade DATA Teachers

Mrs. Starr-Burt

Mrs. Starr-Burt will be your 6th grade math teacher. She loves star wars, which will be obvious by her classroom in portable 2. She is strict but at the same time very easygoing and funny! Her projects are fun and not too hard to do, and she will have no problem helping you out if you're struggling with something. She has the most work days, which are obviously days where there is no lesson and give you a chance to catch up on anything unfinished.

Mrs. Stubbins

Mrs. Stubbins is your 6th grade world cultures teacher. I think I learned the most in her class than in any other class, because she assigns a lot of things and spends a lot of time explaining to us what words mean! The subjects you'll learn in her class are also very interesting, like people's cultures, religions, locations, and their believes. My favorite project we did in her class was the create a world, where you can make a whole planet on your own and make everything customized how you like.

Mr. Kelly

Mr. Kelly teaches 6th grade science. He is one of the best teachers out there, since he is really funny and makes jokes with the kids because he doesn't have an old person's sense of humor (he can relate to the kids the most.) He is great at teaching and he makes sure to posts Gimkits and Blookets every now and then to help you remember things but with video games. His projects are also really fun, and more hands on. We did a bottle rocket project this year, and I still think of how fun it was. Mr. Kelly also will remind you if you have anything missing so your grade doesn't go down. He really cares about his students and it's very evident!

Mr. Wayment

Mr. Wayment teaches 6th grade ELAR. He is also a really great teacher, and he makes sure to incorporate art into some of his assignments! Additionally, he plays guitar and sings. You'll read two books (Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen and Minecraft: The Island, by Max Brooks.) and one play in his class.  He does have homework in his class, but it is on Brainpop and usually pretty fun.

Mr. Hicks

Mr. Hicks is the reason that this portfolio was created, and this is one of the many awesome projects we do in his class! Everything on this portfolio was something we worked on in his class. He is the Multi-Media teacher at DATA, one of the tech teachers. We used a lot of the coolest programs in his class, and he is very good at explaining things that can be pretty complicating, like codes. I would say his class has the most independent projects, because Mr. Hicks explains the objective in the meeting and then we use his instructions to work through the class period. Every month or so, he posts a google classroom assignment for us to turn in our project and get a grade.

Mr. Garcia

Mr. Garcia was my favorite teacher from my 6th grade year because he was so nice to our class and fun. He is also a tech teacher, and his class is Tech Apps. He was a wrestler, which is pretty obvious by his posters. He has the coolest assignments, like building things in Minecraft and Canva projects. He also has the most fun class, because he likes to chat with the students and is really funny, while also being punctual for grades and getting things in on time. When we're in his class, on rare occasions he will show us some really cool videos he and his former high school students made (like the lightsabers one!) 

7th Grade DATA Teachers

Ms. Bedford

Ms. Bedford is the seventh grade ELAR teacher here at DATA. She used to teach at Ed White! She's really fun and chill but make sure you're doing well in her class. She has some crazy lore. So far she's the core class that I have liked the most (after Texas History) because we got to do an art project and make a Frida Kahlo-inspired self portrait as an assignment in her class.

Ms. Leyva

Ms. Leyva is the seventh grade A.V. Comm and Principal of Arts teacher, and I like her a lot. She is very fun and kind and her classes are very peaceful. We do some calming breathing everyday in her class. Her projects may be the most fun because it is a lot of customization in all our projects and they all look totally unique in the end!

Mr. Evans

Mr. Evans is the seventh grade Texas History teacher here. He may be my favorite teacher, because he is so funny and cool. He has a lot of jokes. There is a tiger on his desk named Chad Jr. and I guess he is our class mascot. The subject he teaches is really cool and is something that you can really invest yourself in. He does assign a lot of work, but trust me, all the projects are so awesome!

Ms. Jones

Ms. Jones is the Digital Media teacher at DATA, one of our tech teachers. She may seem a little strict, but in reality she is a really awesome teacher! We learn a lot in her class about things like typography. I like the projects she assigns and we get to do a lot of Blookets and Kahoots in her class. 

Mrs. Gonzales Gamboa

Mrs. Gonzales Gamboa is the science teacher at DATA. She has a really cool classroom and sometimes we get to have an animal hang out in the classroom for around a week or two. Currently there is a turtle (red-eared slider) named Franklin.