Mrs. Wright is no stranger to FVHS. She moved here from San Diego her sophomore year of high school and later returned to student teach for Mrs. Zeigler and Mrs. Jerabek. This year she is teaching AP and CP English and hopes to create an environment where “all of [her] students feel safe to participate in all activities without the fear of judgment or failure.”
Mrs. Wright has her BA in English Literature and Teaching Credential in English from the California State University, Long Beach. In December of this year, she will also be graduating with a MA in English from CSULB.
She currently lives with her husband and her two Pembroke Welsh Corgis.
What made you want to become a teacher?
My favorite book as a teenager was George Orwell’s 1984. As is the case with most teenagers, when I was in high school I was preoccupied with friends, sports, hobbies, and work, and I had not yet developed a passion for reading and writing.
This all shifted in tenth grade. As I sat down to read 1984, I did so as a requirement; however, when I finished it in one sitting and ended up sobbing uncontrollably, I realized that my life would be dull and dreary without literature. I was suddenly aware of the tremendous power wielded by a great writer: the power to reach out across the decades and wrest a profound emotional reaction out of a high-school student. I hope to instill this same appreciation for literature in my students.
What was your high school experience like and has that influenced your decision to be a high school English teacher?
My amazing high school experience here at FVHS definitely influenced me to become a teacher. I was so inspired by my teachers and the environment of the school community, and knew that I wanted to be a part of that.
Mrs. Wright looks like Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Yeah, and the same time people had the fedreom to set up house as they pleased, it was because the middle class expanded with the coming of the industrial revolution and they mostly began buying factory goods. Though the socio-political aspects of the Baron and Priest days were terrible by our standards, the castles and cathedrals (some of which took sixty years to construct) are still amazing expressions of craftsmanship.