Meet Your Teachers
Meet the teachers of the Spanish Department at Apex Friendship High School. Select the link of a given course at the top of each teacher's biography to find his/her email and meet the teacher video.
Sra. Donders
Spanish III Meet the Teacher Video
Spanish II Meet the Teacher video
Spanish II and Spanish III
B.A.- UNC- Chapel Hill: Romance Languages (Spanish) and Political Science (Latin American Politics focus)
MAT- UNC- Chapel Hill: ESL and Spanish
15 Years of teaching experience
NC Teaching License in Spanish K-12, ESL K-12, and English 9-12
World Languages Department Head
Sra. Pysz
Spanish I
B.A. Hispanic and Latin American Studies
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
M.A. Christian Education
Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
Sra. Acuña Acuña
Spanish II and IV
B.A. Languages Teaching - Universidad Pedagogica Nacional (Bogota, Colombia)
English Immersion Program - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI)
M.A. Bilingual Education - UNICA (Bogota, Colombia)
20 years of Teaching experience (Spanish, linguistics, literature, ESL)
Sra. Acquarulo
Spanish I and Spanish II
B.A. Spanish, Minors in Latin American Studies & French
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Teaching Licensure
East Carolina University
National Board Certified Teacher
10 years of Teaching Experience
Sra. Garcia-Chavis
Spanish I and II
Bachelor Degree in Humanities with Specialization in English (Panama National University)
Professor of Secondary Education (Panama National University)
Specialist in Advanced Education (Panama National University)
Master in English with Emphasis in Linguistics (La Paz University)
At Present, studying a PhD in Education with Specialization in Investigation (Del Istmo University)
Licenses in English as a Second Language k-12, Spanish k-12, English 9-12
Spanish for Native Speakers
Spanish II, Spanish V and AP
I was born in Colombia South America and I have been living and teaching in the United States for 17 years. I graduated from Universidad Libre in Colombia and I have a Bachelor's degree in Philology and languages. I am also a National Board Certified Teacher.
I taught English as a Foreign Language in Colombia and Spanish before relocating to the US. I taught in elementary, high school and university.
I come from a family of teachers with strong values and respect for education teaching is my number one passion.
Sra. Zawierucha
Spanish I, Spanish II
B.A. Spanish, Concentration in Professional Education-- Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC)
M.A. Hispanic Studies -- Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
11 years of teaching experience