A Word With… features those who work in the
Wyoming community, but who may not necessarily live in Wyoming. This month our
featured community member both lives and works in our community - Angie Edmonds,
Wyoming High School English Teacher and Department Chairperson. Angie attended
Wyoming High School, sent her sons to Wyoming High School, and teaches at
Wyoming High School – so it is safe to assume she is an expert on all things
high school…. but read on to learn much more about Wyoming’s Angie Edmonds.
Name: Angie Edmonds
Title: Wyoming High School English
Teacher
Job Description: I currently teach A.P. English
Language and Composition to Juniors and English 9 Honors with Freshman. I am also the English Department Chairperson
and one of the advisors for the WHS Student Council
Years in this
position: I have been teaching at WHS for
14 years and teaching overall for 25 years.
What was your path
leading to your current career in Wyoming?
I am a 1989 graduate of Wyoming High School. After high school I
attended Ohio Wesleyan University where I received my degree. Immediately out
of college I began my teaching career at Archbishop Moeller High School where I
taught English and coached JV basketball.
I moved onto Mason High School where I taught English and coached soccer
and basketball for 10 years. When my children were of school age I was looking
to make a change and wanted to put them in Wyoming Schools so when an English
opening happened at the high school I immediately applied. I have been teaching
and coaching at Wyoming High School ever since.
What is the best book
you have read this year? This is a really tough one for
me. I am an avid reader and I read many
different genres. Some of my favorite
titles from this year would be The
Nightingale, Educated, The Great Alone, A Man Called Ove, and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.
Growing up, who was
your favorite teacher? My favorite teacher was Ms.
Volley. She was my 8th grade Language
Arts teacher at St. James. She made English fun, accessible, and really helped
me to grow as a student and as a person.
What is your favorite
sports team? Right now I am a big time Marian University Football team fan. My oldest
son Jake plays for them and they are ranked #2 in the country. I am also a big
Wyoming High School football and basketball fan as my youngest son Joey plays
for both. Joey will be playing
basketball for the University of Findlay next year so I anticipate the Oilers
being one of my new favorite teams.
Where would your dream
vacation take you? This summer my husband and I are
taking a 25th anniversary trip for two weeks to Europe. We will be visiting Rome,
Venice, Florence, Lucerne, Paris and London. We are really looking forward to
it.
What is the best play
or musical you have ever seen live? I absolutely
love Phantom of the Opera.
What is one thing the
Wyoming community does not know about you?
I grew up here and have seen many of my family members move to the Wyo
in recent years. As of today there are
23 Mouchs/Edmonds living in Wyoming. It
is awesome to see family members all over town and in my classroom.
What is your favorite
holiday tradition? This one is easy, on Christmas
Eve the entire Mouch family gets together at my aunt and uncles house. We eat
great food and sing Christmas songs. This is the absolute best. I have a large
family who really enjoys spending quality time together.
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