Meet the Department
Mrs. Burgad

Mrs. Brenda Burgad                       
At Whitnall since 1995                         Favorites

Master of Arts in Teaching                 Author: Jane Austin, J.K. Rowling, James Patterson
Aurora University, 2000                     Book:    Angela’s Ashes, All But My Life
Bachelor of Arts, UW-Oshkosh           Movie:   Shrek and Shakespeare in Love
Majors English and Speech                 Play:      Much Ado about Nothing
                                                            Musical: The Music Man and Cats
Advisor: London Trip (odd years)
              Student Senate
         
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Mrs. Busateri
Mrs. Amy Busateri
At Whitnall since 1998                          Favorites 
 
Master of Arts in Teaching                  Author: Sandra Cisneros
National Louis University, 2003           Book:    A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Bachelor of Arts                                Movie:   16 Candles, National Lampoons Vacation
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire      Play:   As You Like It
Major English Education                     Musical: Hello, Dolly
 
Advisor: Yearbook
 
 
Ms Czarnezki
Miss Mary Czarnezki
In Whitnall District since 1990              Favorites
 
Master of Library Science,                    Author: Elizabeth Peters
University of Wisconsin                        Book:    The Year of Miss Agnes
BS in Elementary Ed.                           Movie:   Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee       Play:      Macbeth
Specialist Certificate in                       Musical: Oklahoma
Library and Information Science
University of Pittsburgh

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Mrs. Dorn

Mrs. Deborah Dorn
At Whitnall since 2001                        Favorites

Bachelor of Arts                              Author: Jane Austin
Lawrence University                        Book:    Pride and Prejudice
Major English                                  Movie:  Ordinary People
                                                     Play:  The Importance of Being Ernest
                                                     Musical: My Fair Lady and Porgy and Bess

 
   

Mrs. Hakow
Mrs. Kelly Hakow
At Whitnall since 2005                           Favorites 
Bachelor of Arts                                     Author: Gloria Naylor, Toni Morrison 
Metropolitan State College- Denver         Book:    The Women of Brewster Place,
Secondary Teaching Certification                     The House on Mango Street
Alverno College                                     Movie:   Breakfast at Tiffanys, Say Anything
                                                            Play:      Anything by Shakespeare
Major: English                                        Musical: Sound of Music
 
 
 
Mrs. Hill
Mrs. Jackie Hill
At Whitnall since 1986                       Favorites
 
Master of Arts in Teaching               Author:  Shakespeare and James Patterson
Aurora University, 1995                   Book:    The Count of Monte Cristo
Bachelor of Arts                             Movie:   Pride and Prejudice mini-series
UW-Whitewater                             Play:      Hamlet, Othello, and Blithe Spirit
Majors English and Theater              Musical: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way  
                                                                    to the Forum and 1776
 
English Department Chair
 
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Mrs. Streit
Mrs. Marianne Streit
At Whitnall since 1999                      Favorites
 
Masters of Education                       Authors: Jon Krakuer and Toni Morrison
National-Louis University, 2006        Movie:     Dead Poets Society and Moulin Rouge
Bachelor of Science                        Book:      Into Thin Air, Tuesdays with Morrie, Maus
Indiana University                           Play:       my favorites tend to be musicals
Major English                                  Musical: Grease
 
 
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Ms Townsend
Ms Taylor Townsend
At Whitnall since 2009                        Favorites
 
Master of Arts in Teaching                 Author:
Cardinal Stritch, 2009                        Book: The Bluest Eye, A Tale of Two Cities, The Kite Runner
Bachelor of Arts degree                     Movie:
University of Wisconsin                     Play: Anything Shakespeare
Majors: English/History                     Musical: Wicked and Rent
 
 
Mrs. Voelkel
Mrs. Beth Voelkel
At Whitnall since 1996                        Favorites
 
Master of Arts in Teaching              Author:  Jane Austin
Aurora University, 2002                  Book:      Pride and Prejudice
Bachelor of Arts                            Movie:     The Wedding Singer
Marquette University                     Play:       A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Major English                                Musical: West Side Story and Phantom of the Opera
 
 
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