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YPNC Teacher Says: This Place wouldn’t be the same without the great teachers here

February 03, 2011 by Jeremy Jones

For the past ten years, 100% of YES Prep's graduating seniors have been accepted to top colleges and universities across the country. The success of our students is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our teachers, a group of individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds united by a sense of frustration at the status quo. We believe that teachers are the single greatest factor determining student achievement. In our weekly series, the Teacher Feature, we hope to show off our greatest resource: our teachers.

yes prep teacher and first year teach for america corps member annalane brogdon with her students in spirit week Annalane Brigdon is a first year Teach For America Corps Member. She is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and graduated from Louisiana State University in the spring of 2010 with a degree in Biological Engineering. She teachers algebra and

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Teacher Feature: Adrian Bermudez of YES Prep West

September 26, 2010 by Jeremy Jones

I grew up in East Houston in the North Shore area in a neighborhood named Hunterwood Village. My neighborhood is about a 15 minute drive from YES Prep East End. I am a proud college graduate from the University of Texas at Austin. I graduated in May 2007 with a dual Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Mexican American Studies. This year I currently teach 7^thgrade Math at YES Prep West and I have the pleasure of leading the West Student Council as one of their four advisors.

Who was your favorite teacher? Why?

yes prep west math teacher and teach for america alum adrian bermudez My favorite teacher of all time would have to be my 12^thgrade Calculus AB teacher, Mr. Persails. His passion for teaching advanced math shined through every lesson he presented and he always challenged me to go above and beyond calculating a correct computation,

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Teacher Feature: Allison Mattingly of YES Prep Southwest

September 12, 2010 by Jeremy Jones

yes prep southwest college counselor allison mattingly My name is Allison Mattingly, and I am a College Counselor at the Southwest (SouthBEST) campus. This is my sixth school year at YES Prep, and I have taught all middle school social studies courses as well as Freshman Seminar and Communication Applications. I currently teach the Junior Seminar: Intro to College class and, I also work closely with my 23 senior advisees. I am originally from Seabrook, Texas; however, I took an eight year hiatus in Chicago before returning to the Houston area. I attended DePaul University in Chicago where I earned a degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in the social sciences.

A huge portion of my job as a college counselor requires me to focus on the college readiness of my students. This, first and foremost, represents a student’s academic

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Teacher Feature: Amanda Rawlings of YES Prep East End

September 05, 2010 by Jeremy Jones

I grew up all over! My parents moved around a lot so I have lived in Moline, Illinois, Chicago, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Tennessee, and Orlan
I attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas!! I graduated in 2007 and studied Biology and Studio

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