Meet Our New Teachers

As the new school year begins, we are welcoming many of our new teachers, with one of those being Mrs. Kim Pietrzak. She  This is her 11th year teaching, but her first year at North Point.  She loves to watch kids learn and change and help them to improve. She also likes to learn what students' hobbies are and to get to know them.  She has worked at three other schools, but she feels at hom...

As North Point’s second year, new teachers are coming in to teach and inspire the incoming students. Mrs. Julie Ream is no exception. She has been working to expand the Horizons class and help students be successful. “In high school, Horizons is a resource room where you can hang out and eat lunch," Ream said. "Soon we will be talking about careers and what students will do in the future after...

Angela Rechtien is a new teacher here at North Point and teaches English I, English II, Creative Writing, Film as Literature and Contemporary Literature. She is enthusiastic about teaching here and is very friendly. She always comes to class ready to teach.  “My first impression of the school was that it was very fancy,” Mrs. Rechtien said. The main reason Rechtien chose to teach here i...

As more and more teachers fill the halls of this still new school, we don’t always get a chance to get to know them very well. Through the excess of new and pleasant teachers, it’s easy to get lost in the sauce and Mrs. Holcomb is one of those many new faces, but what’s so interesting about a science teacher? Well, a lot actually. Coming from the Carbondale area, Mrs. Holcomb is in her fifth...

Mrs. Elder is North Point’s only German teacher, she worked previously at Wentzville Middle School and at Holt High School. She made the transition to North Point full time this school year, joining the multitude of new administration we have with us this year to support our growing community. She grew up in Kansa, surrounded by her family’s German language and heritage, including her grandpar...

Mrs. Rachel Schirmer is a brand new teacher at North Point High School. She is a very nice and friendly person and has taught at other schools before transferring here. “I loved to teach social skills and that was my favorite subject to teach to students, but I have taught multiple other subjects in school including history, math, science and even English,” Schirmer said. She is enjoying N...

With A few of our new editions of teachers that came to our school this year, we welcome Ms. Niezing. She previously taught at the tutoring center in St. Charles. After one year, she joined our administration and students for the 2022-2023 school year and hopes to remain for years to follow.  “When I was younger, I always enjoyed school, and I wanted to make a positive impact on youth, which...

As year two here at North Point starts up, we are getting more and more teachers, students and staff coming to join the Grizzly Den. One of those many new faces you will see around the school is a new history teacher, Ms. Foster. Ms. Foster wanted to be a teacher since she was little. “I wanted to be a teacher because I have always been bossy and I am the oldest so it is a part of my person...

As new students come in, so do amazing new teachers. One of those teachers would be Mrs. Kahoe. All her life Kahoe knew she wanted to be a teacher. “My whole family is teachers, and my dad and brother are both professors,” Kahoe said. Teaching was something she grew up wanting to do, but she never really knew what she wanted to teach. She just knew she wanted to make a difference in her ...

The beginning of the school year means a new journey of teaching for new staff and students coming in. Starting her new journey, Mrs. Autumn Francis begins her 8th year of teaching at North Point High School. She shares knowledge of Learning Strategies and Exploration of Science. However, her goal is to show students how to be better people. “I want to teach kids to be good human beings and respectful p...

It is a new year at our wonderful high school, and we have been getting an influx of new teachers coming from all over. They all teach many different subjects and assist in many different departments here. We are all so very thankful for everyone here and are excited for more student-teacher bonds to unfold. One of our new beloved teachers is Mr. Vercher. Mr. Vercher works in the department of industrial...

Matt Nicholson is a new teacher and coach at North Point. He teaches PE and coaches basketball, and this will be his 10th year of teaching.  “One of the biggest differences compared to other schools was the way things are set up,” Nicholson said. He was nclined to teach here because he thought it would be a great opportunity and that everyone felt like family. He thought there was a really good...

The new year has brought new teachers to the den. We have proudly welcomed new driver's ed teacher, Mr. Freise. With the cool name and a bright future ahead, Mr. Freise is ready to introduce new drivers to the streets.  Not only is he new to the school, but he is also a brand new teacher in general. “I feel so accomplished being here and being a new teacher,” Freise said. Sometimes being a new ...

As a long-time teacher of 26 years, Ms. Kinnison has said how much she loves being at North Point. Having taught at several other schools in levels of elementary and high school at John F. Kennedy High School, Clayton High School, Ian Catholic school and many elementary schools in the Wentzville area, Ms. Kinnison has always liked to change things up. “I’ve changed paths a lot, and I love ch...

As a new year begins at North Point, we are all blessed and excited to be welcoming a whole lot of new students, teachers and staff. Out of all the new teachers we have a new addition to our FACS department who you may know is Mrs. West, if not, she teaches Human Relations, Senior Facts, and Leadership. She will start teaching Culinary I and II next school year. “I was involved in FCCLA and loved FACS wh...

As only a second-year teacher, she has had some pretty great times here at North Point and Hazelwood Central High School. Ms. Anderson teaches English 1 and English 2. She is also an assistant cheer coach for the JV and Varsity teams. Although she can’t decide which school she loves more, the thing she loves the most about our school is the freedom that it allows students to have.  “I like watchin...

As the new year progresses, students continue to form relationships with their teachers, skills and experiences that will remain for a lifetime. Mrs. Junker is one of the many new teachers with us this year, hoping to make a lasting impression on her students. Mrs. Junker been a teacher since 1987, but not only as an in class instructor, but also an Instructural Assistant, both at Holt and North...

With a new year of school setting in, we've had lots of new teachers that now work and bond with the students. Each one being different from another whether it be subjects or personality, one of them being Mrs. Hirschbuehler, one of our new wonderful fellow science teachers. Not only does she work here, but she works at another school every day as well. She teaches at Holt in the mornings, and then...

As the new year begins here, we are all excited to be welcoming many new teachers. Mrs. Bryan is one of the many new teachers here and has been teaching for 16 years now. She loves to help her students and cannot wait for the school to grow Mrs. Bryan did not only work here at North Point. She was teaching in a different school until she and her husband decided to move back to Missouri for his job...

As we make way through the school year, and our school starts to become more recognized as we start our second official year, more and more people are coming through the gates of our school for the very first time. Students and staff. Freshman students enter the school ready to experience their first year of high school. And new teachers make their way into the school for the first time, ready to te...

As the school years go by, we are getting more and more teachers coming to join the Grizzly Den. A familiar face from last year, that you hoped not to see, was Coach Hellman. Coach Hellman served as the ISS teacher last year here at North Point, which is why you would not want to be assigned to his class. Things have changed and now this year, he is one of the health and physical education teachers...

As the school year starts, North Point has a wave of new and returning faces coming in, teachers and students alike. This year, we welcome a returning Mrs. DiMercurio as a teacher, who informs students about the business world.  DiMercurio is an excellent teacher with the knowledge and the passion to teach. Last year she had the opportunity to be a student teacher here. “This is my first y...

Mrs.Brown has been teaching for 16 years moving throughout the Fort Zumwalt North school district teaching middle and high school students. Later on, she moved to Holt and now she is a new math teacher at North Point.  ¨I moved over to North Point because my kids will attend this school. I am trying to build a school culture where my kids will go and I am invested in it,¨ Brown said. She ju...

August marked the beginning of the new school year, new teachers welcome students in a new home. Ms. Schulte is one of the many new teachers at our new school, helping to impact and inspire the lives of the residing students. "Last school year I taught at Holt High School, where I had taught previously for 2 years, until I moved to North Point," Schulte said. "I was selected and transferred to North...

Mr.Clamors is a brand new teacher here who teaches science. He is glad that he chose to work at North Point. "It was a new school," Clamors said. "It is also my first year teaching and it is a brand new start in a brand new school, so I saw an opportunity to take it.”  This is surprising for someone who has never ever taught classes before because it seems like it would be a challenge for a ne...

As another year of our high school begins, we are so blessed to have many new students and a lot of new staff members. With over 40 new staff members, the students are finally able to get a warm, healthy and safe place to learn and grow.  Out of all the new staff and teachers, one of them is Mrs. Ibberson. Mrs. Ibberson is a new teacher here and we are so thankful for her to be here and be a pa...

Being new in a high school can be daunting, but luckily Ashley Hiza, a new math teacher here is amongst over 40 new staff members at our school. This makes the transition easier. She was brought here by her husband who was from here and moved them back where they built a house in Troy. Hiza has always taught math and was heavily influenced by her old math teachers. Both the good and the bad had an ...

As the new year begins, we welcome new amazing teachers to our den. One of the newest members of our pack is the Spanish teacher, Senora Dunlap. She has been involved with Spanish for many years and now is wanting to teach it at North Point to our newest generations.  At a very early age, she fell in love with the Spanish language and culture, learning and speaking it throughout middle and high schoo...

Mr. Hoyt Gregory, also known as Coach G or just Coach Gregory, is a new teacher in our building this year. He teaches E-Learning ATC prep and Credit recovery and he also coaches varsity football and varsity track,  ¨Being in credit recovery makes me like the challenge of helping people when they fall behind," Gregory said. Being a part of the community and helping build a culture of North Point is a big r...

As the years go by at North Point High School, we get more and more teachers every year to teach students.  Mr. Andrew Warner who teaches English is a new teacher who has a real passion for English and loves to teach it. Warner has been teaching for fifteen years. He became a teacher because he wanted to talk about books for a living. “I think English is everything and everywhere," Warner said....

As more and more teachers make their way into the grizzly nation, it is time to get to know them a little better. It is only the second year at North Point, which makes room for new talented teachers and coaches. Today we are getting to know coach Lacy. As a PE, health, and basketball coach he knows a few things about setting goals.  ¨My goal is to watch players progress and grow throughout...