Familiar Faces: Mrs. Moss

Get to Know that Leading Lady in the Front, Mrs. Rhonda Moss!

Meet Mrs.Rhonda Moss. She is often referred to as Homewood’s favorite school mom! She is the main office secretary and coordinates all incoming phone calls, ensures that all orders are delivered to the correct teachers and is the first smiling face you see during school. We like to think of her as the air traffic control of the high school. She attended Auburn University and got a degree in Education. She is a big Auburn football fan, WAR EAGLE!  She loves to cook, eat, God and of course the city of Homewood and Homewood students. If you need anything during the day, Mrs.Moss is your go to gal!

Familiar Faces: Mr. Welle

            Last year, Mr. Welle started teaching Latin at Homewood High School. If you don’t know anything about him, here are a few facts:

1. He went to Stanford University.
2. He started learning Latin during his senior year in college, and he can speak quite a few languages including English, German, Italian, French, and Greek.
3. He is also a man of many ties; he owns about 230 ties and is still collecting!

Mr. Welle’s favorite things about the Homewood school are the students and the diversity present among us. He also runs a few awesome clubs including: Chess club, Latin club, and Ancient Technology Team. If you are ever considering what language to take at Homewood, pick Latin you will certainly not regret it!

 

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NEW TEACHER SPOTLIGHT:

JAMIE WILLIAMS

Coach Jamie Williams is new to Homewood High School. He teaches Biology, Physical Science, and P.E.  He has a Bachelor's Degree in Science Education and a Master's  Degree in Education and Administration from Auburn University. In addition, Mr. Williams also coaches football for our school. He is currently the Offensive Coordinator. He is also a former athlete himself. Mr. Williams loves the environment and people of Homewood . To him, those are two things that make Homewood different. 

A Few Extras...

Favorite Quote: “ Preach the gospel everywhere used words are necessary”

Things he wants students to know about him:

He’s a Christian

He’s married

He has a one year daughter

He plays the guitar player

He is a carpenter

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NEW TEACHER SPOTLIGHT:

Steve Carleton

Mr. Carleton is a new teacher at Homewood High School. Mr Carleton teaches Anatomy and Physics. Mr Carleton currently coaches for robotics and wants to start a fishing club for anyone who is interested in the great outdoors. He has a Master's Degree in Teaching from Coastal Carolina and an Associate Degree from a school in NY.  An interesting fact about Mr. Carleton is that he was featured in a low budget film, Far Side of the World, back in the early 2000's.

 

 

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Five Minutes with Coach Brown

            The other day, I ran into my English teacher from 9^th grade, Coach Brown, and was able to interview him. If you haven’t had Coach Brown  for a teacher then you are missing out, because he is probably the best teacher ever! He went to college at Auburn and started teaching in January of 1998. When asked what the best part of teaching is he said, “I like to hang out with the kids, laugh with them, and help them learn new things.” If you have had him as a teacher, you can definitely relate to this. He is one of the funniest people you will meet, and you also learn a lot of great lessons in his class. Coach Brown finally said this about teaching, “I became a teacher because a lot of people hate their jobs, but I love my job! When you love your job, you never feel like it is work.” If you have been in his class, then you can tell he loves his job and cares for his students.

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NEW TEACHER SPOTLIGHT:

MR.DEPEW

Mr. Keith Depew is one of the coolest new teachers at HHS. He’s teaching 9th grade World History,  which is a really fun class. He also coaches 9th Grade Football and Junior Varsity Baseball. He graduated from the University of Alabama Birmingham, which is also known as UAB. While at UAB, he was a member of the baseball team.

Five things to know about Mr. Depew:

1. He has a little sister who is a 9th grader in another school district. 
2. He’s engaged and is getting married in December of this year.
3. Even though he teaches World History, his favorite subject is English.
4. Coach Depew doesn’t like chocolate. (Are you kidding, Mr. Depew??!)

     5.   His favorite quote is: “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” Psalm 126:5

Mr. Depew is one of my favorite teachers here at Homewood High School. If you don’t have him for class, you should take the time to get to know him. Welcome, Coach Depew!

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NEW HHS BACK SQUAT RECORD

Jeremiah Dunham, Senior student athlete at Homewood High School, broke the school record for back squat. On July 24^th, 2014 at football practice he back squatted 500 pounds to break the school record. He is now planning to break the school record for bench press, which is currently set at 300 pounds.

Jeremiah broke the record because he was determined to squat the most in the school. When interviewed about this upcoming season, Jeremiah said, "I am just excited and looking forward to my senior year." Congratulations, Jeremiah!

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