Dr. Jennifer Styrsky

Class Professor

Hometown: Chatham, Illinois

Hobbies: Hiking, spending time outside with my family, & ID-ing bird photos on iNaturalist.

Fun Fact: I've driven over bridges while they were collapsing in the rainforest!

Favorite Memory in PS: The muddy shoes on our first class walk. (Sorry, everyone!)

Hometown: Falls Church

Hobbies: Playing the violin, volunteering to teach young students, speech, & casual woodworking.

Fun Fact: I have been to Asia nine times!

Favorite Memory in PS: Screaming in the lab after we poured the insects out.

Hometown: Blacksburg

Hobbies: Playing Pool, Trumpet, Running Hurdles, Ping Pong, Video Games, and solving Rubik's cubes.

Fun Fact: Runner up in 300m Hurdles at States and I've been to over 10 countries! 

Favorite Memory in PS: Catching Insects, Climbing Trees, and Sorting Insects.

Hometown: Virginia Beach

Hobbies: Soccer, going to the beach, hanging out with friends, fishing

Fun Fact: I have 10k trophies on Clash Royale

Favorite Memory in PS: Swimming in the river after our class at the Claytor Nature Center

Hometown: Salem

Hobbies: Acting, Soccer, and volunteering at local medical centers

Fun Fact: I won states three times in VHSL Speech and Debate

Favorite Memory in PS:

Hometown: Norfolk 

Hobbies: Playing the violin, traveling, 3D printing

Fun Fact: I play in 4 orchestras

Favorite Memory in PS: Seeing the waterfall at the last hike

Hometown: Yorktown

Hobbies: Volleyball, robotics, piano, going to concerts, cafe hopping

Fun Fact: I moved to VA 3 years ago!

Favorite Memory in PS: going to Claytor Nature Center

Hometown: Newport News

Hobbies: Soccer, Flute, Snowboarding, and listening to music

Fun Fact: I learned how to do a backflip in srgs

Favorite Memory in PS: Going down to the Creek and taking pictures at the waterfall!

Hometown: Falls Church City

Hobbies: Piano, violin, card games, drawing, reading, watching TV

Fun Fact: Does not like ranch on salad but does like ranch on chicken

Favorite Memory in PS: Taking photos of bugs with friends!

Hometown: Chesapeake

Hobbies: Painting, skiing, dancing, and thrifting

Fun Fact: I've been surfing in Bali, Indonesia!

Favorite Memory in PS: Going to Claytor Nature Center and seeing the mountains!

Hometown: Virginia Beach

Hobbies: Soccer, going to the beach, skimboarding, and thrifting

Fun Fact: I won cities for 800m track

Favorite Memory in PS: Hiking and feeding goats 

Hometown: Virginia Beach

Hobbies: Reading, origami, watching TV shows, and playing piano

Fun Fact: I practice singing in two different styles

Favorite Memory in PS: Getting to see a deer really close up at Hollins Mill Park

Hometown: Gainesville

Hobbies: Listening to music, watching tv shows, and reading

Fun Fact: Formula 1 is my favorite sport

Favorite Memory in PS: Meeting everyone in our class and looking at the bugs we collected at Claytor

Hometown: Richmond

Hobbies: Theatre, viola, board games, thrifting, volunteering at my local science museum

Fun Fact: There's an Oscar award-winning movie about my family.

Favorite Memory in PS: Lollygagging on hikes to take pictures of animals

Hometown: Virginia Beach

Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, going to concerts, going to the beach, and thrifting

Fun Fact: I row and cox for PACC

Favorite Memory in PS: Going on hikes!!