Last minute additions to staff made;

North Harford High School is home to over 100 staff members and this year, the administration has added five new faces to the faculty.

      Mr. Paul Menditto, Mr. Josh Korbeck, Ms. Brooke Harrell, Ms. Jonise Stallings, and Ms. Jessica Wood now call NHHS home.

     Menditto, a new mathematics teacher, previously taught at Kutztown High School located  in Pennsylvania.

     According to Menditto,  his motivation for becoming a teacher stems from his desire to “see students succeed.”

    He is not the only new teacher who wants to see students achieve the goals they set.

Like many others in the profession, Korbeck said teaching chose him. As a swim instructor during his high school career, Korbeck said he “saw the spark, the big picture” that made him become a teacher.

     Regardless of experience or department, all of the new staff members have been thankful for their new colleagues who have helped them with the transition.

    “Everyone is friendly and welcoming,” said Harrell. Stallings also said she was welcomed with a “warm reception, kind heartedness, and pleasant atmosphere.”

     Harrell, who taught for five years at Edgewood High School, is in her first year as a teacher mentor. Instead of teaching students, Harrell now works with new teachers, probationary teachers, and teachers without tenure.

     “I want to use my skills and experiences to help others become successful teachers,” said Harrell.

   Replacing Ms. Colleen Searfino, Stallings comes to the Nest with  22 years of experience. She was an administrator at Fallston and Joppatowne High Schools and a career counselor at Aberdeen High School. This year Stallings is looking “to make a positive impact.”

     Not only has Stallings taught in Harford County, but she has also taught overseas because her husband is in the military.

     The farming culture typical to NH is nothing new to Stallings. When she lived in North Carolina, her family owned a farm.  But the agricultural history of NH has been a shock to others.

   “I thought Freeport [school district in PA] was agricultural and out in the sticks, but here there’s a farm in the backyard,” said Korbeck.

     For those not used to the agricultural scene like Menditto and Harrell, rumors of the infamous Tractor Day have peaked their interest.