Meet the Department

 

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. 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
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Mrs. Jym Clark
At Whitnall since 1989                        Favorites
 
Bachelor degree,                                Author: John Updike
University of Wisconsin                Book:    The Kite Runner
                                                             Movie:   Once
Advisor: Whitnall Players                    Play:      The Foreigner
New York Trip                                     Musical: Wicked
 
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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. Deborah Dorn

At Whitnall since 2001                       
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Bachelor of Arts                                
Author: Jane Austin
Lawrence University                         Book:    Pride and Prejudice

Major English                                      
Movie:   Ordinary People

                                                            Play:      The Importance of Being Ernest
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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
 
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Mrs. Jackie Hill
At Whitnall since 1986                       Favorites
 
Master of Arts in Teaching                Author: Shakespeare and James Patterson
Aurora University, 1995                    Book:    A Woman of Substance and The Kite Runner
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
Forensics Coach 
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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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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