​Mr. Farrington was born in December and his hometown is Falmouth, MA.  He attended college at Umass Amerst (BS), University of Southern Mississippi (Masters in Conservation Biology).
Favorite teacher?  
Mr. Plourd my 5th grade teacher because I had a great time in his class and we did a lot of cool projects!
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   Farmer
Do you have pets?   Yes 2: a female chocolate lab named Skye (5 years old) and a male Black lab named Ryder (7 months old)
Favorite Color?   Navy Blue
Favorite Quote or Saying?  Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it. 
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   Belize, Central America
Favorite Food?   Venison
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?  Hunting, Fishing and hiking.

Ms. Gangi-Holt was born in November and her hometown is Andover, MA.  She attended college at St. Anselm College in Manchester NH for undergrad and University of Colorado Colorado Spring (UCCS) for graduate.
Favorite teacher?  
My 3rd grade teacher,  Mrs. Hopley. She was kind, creative, and encouraging.  I was lucky enough to have her in 4th grade, too, when she switched grades!
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   Something in environmental science… there is so much work to be done out there to protect our precious world.
Do you have pets?   A guinea pig and a fish
Favorite Color?   Purple!
Favorite Quote or Saying?  “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”  Aesop 
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   Morocco
Favorite Food?   Pizza and humus (but not together) ; )
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?  I love to play soccer and am involved with coaching in Falmouth.  I also belong to a book club and a card group!

Ms. Feehan was born in May and her hometown is Cranston, RI (spent summers in Cataumet).  She attended college at UMass Amherst (undergrad) and Cambridge College (grad).
Favorite teacher?  
My 5th grade teacher, Mr. Jeschke, because he challenged me to believe in myself.
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   Realtor.
Do you have pets?   Yes! 2 bunnies (Rascal & Bell) and 2 dogs (Logan & Bella).
Favorite Color?   Blue
Favorite Quote or Saying?  “This too shall pass” 
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   Hawaii
Favorite Food?   Ice Cream from Somerset Creamery
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?  
I foster rescue dogs with the Paws New England organization.  Over the past 6 years, I've fostered 38 dogs... and I've only kept one!

Ms. Ierardi was born in November and her hometown is Needham, MA.  She attended college at Boston State, Northeastern College, Framingham University.
Favorite teacher?  
Mr. O'Malley, because he made Latin fun.
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   Making movies for Pixar.
Do you have pets?   Two fish.
Favorite Color?   White, it is the combination of all colors
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   Mexico
Favorite Food?   Potato Chips
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?  
Watching my son's baseball games.

​Mr. Haskell was born in March and his hometown is Bourne, MA.  He attended college at Westfield State University.
Favorite teacher?  
Although I truly enjoyed all of my teachers: Mrs. Fournier-Donley, Mrs. Borning and Mr Dow helped inspire me to pursue a career in education. 
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   I’m always designing and building things from bookshelves to cabins, definitely an amateur but I wouldn’t mind studying architecture.
Do you have pets?   2 dogs and 3 cats
Favorite Color?   Blue
Favorite Quote or Saying?  Because I continue to hear it regularly “choices, choices, choices!”-Grandma
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   Captiva island, Fl
Favorite Food?   Chicken pie
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?  Enjoys the State of Maine, hiking waterfalls, and a nice cup of coffee in my off grid cabin; Percussionist in the Falmouth Town Band.

Mr. Fornaro was born in February and his hometown is West Barnstable, MA.  He attended college at Suffolk University (BA French Language & Literature), Endicott College (Masters in Education), and Université Paris-Sorbonne (Certificate in French Civilization & Language).
Favorite teacher?  
My favorite teacher was my high school French teacher, Mrs. Golden. She is the person who encouraged me to study language, especially French. 
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   I would love to work for the United Nations or European Union as a translator.
Do you have pets?   2 Dogs named Oliver and Nina. 1 cat named Chloé.
Favorite Color?   Red
Favorite Quote or Saying?  « Les vraies conquêtes, les seules qui ne donnent aucun regret, sont celles qu'on fait sur l'ignorance. » -Napoléon Bonaparte (The true conquests, the only ones that give no regret, are those that are made over ignorance.)
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   Honolulu, Hawaii
Favorite Food?   Anything chocolate!
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?  I love traveling, gardening, and cooking. I also love the beach.

​Ms. Evans was born in August and her hometown is Rockland, MA.  She went to college at UMass Amherst--Undergraduate degree in Microbiology and UMass Lowell--Master’s Degree in Education.
Favorite teacher?  
Mr. Quist was my chemistry teacher in high school and he was enthusiastic about the subject and really made learning fun.  If students didn’t understand something, he would explain it many different ways until they did. I had many great teachers, but he stood out as being one who not only inspired a love of science, but also an interest in teaching.
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   Something science-related at a place like Disney World...or Zamboni  driver
Do you have pets?   Not at the moment
Favorite Color?  Purple and green
Favorite Quote or Saying?  “The important thing is to not stop questioning.” --Albert Einstein
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   Russia (but when it was still the Soviet Union (1990)
Favorite Food?  Chocolate
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?   I enjoy hiking, reading, traveling, and trying new things!

Ms. Eldridge was born in November and her father was in the Army so she spent most of her younger years living in a new place every 4 years; however, she was able to attend and graduate from Bourne High School!  She went to college at Lesley University for my Graduate degree and UMass North Dartmouth for my undergraduate degree.
Favorite teacher?  
Although I’ve had many great teachers; I think my High School English teacher, Mrs. Ferguson stands out the most for me.  She never let me off the hook with my writing; the endless rewrites! But the biggest impact she had on me was that she managed to teach me to not be so afraid of the reading adventure and that whatever connection or meaning that I brought to a book was a good experience and to enjoy and get lost within those story’s pages.
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   
Although I had left the business world to pursue one of the most rewarding careers I’ve had, I’d say my dream career would be as a country singer or to co-host with Jimmy Fallon!
Do you have pets?   Yes, I have a tabby cat and a German Shepherd.
Favorite Color?  This would be a toss up between blue or green!
Favorite Quote or Saying?  
My kids tell me I could publish a book of my favorite quotes/sayings! One that first pops into my head is by J.K. Rowling, “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”  and my second favorite that I’ve often quoted versions of to my own two sons is from Albert Einstein, “You never fail until you stop trying.”
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   
Although I lived the better part of my youth in Europe, I’d say Japan; I traveled and lived there on my own as an “Exchange Student” type opportunity with a wonderful family for three months.
Favorite Food?  My absolute favorite food are Jiaozi, which are Chinese Dumplings.  I learned how to make these yummy treats from my father’s childhood friend from China, Loretta.  Second to those, milk chocolate - the other food group!
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?   
This always seems like the simplest question for one to answer; but I always lose myself in trying to answer it.  I’ve been told that it may be a form of lack of attention or such.; however; I think of it more as I seem to just be hard-wired to never stop wanting to learn and try out new things.!   It may be easier to list what I don’t do in that I continue to love and work with all kinds of crafts, art, music, all kinds of sports -mostly hockey!  A few summers ago, I learned the art of Nantucket basket weaving and have managed to weave a few out! I enjoy decorative painting and have entered many of  my works in the Barnstable County Fair. I love all kinds of paper crafting and card making. My mother handed down her love of sewing, and I’ve found that I really love working and training my German Shepherd;  I am working on training her as a medical support pet as well as learning and training with her in German.

Ms. Johannessen was born in June and her hometown is Bourne, MA.  She went to college at Bridgewater State University.
Favorite teacher?  
Mr. Morris, 2nd Grade.  He made everything in our classroom exciting.  We earned tickets and got to “buy” prizes with them throughout the year.
If you were not in education what other profession would you like to attempt?   I would love to be a home design or reorganization. I have also been very curious about traveling!
Do you have pets?   Yes a dog named Tucker
Favorite Color?  Purple or Green
Favorite Quote or Saying?  Character is who you are when no one is looking.
Where is the farthest place you have ever traveled?   Santa Monica, California
Favorite Food?  Lasagna
Hobbies or Activities/Organizations you are active in?   Right now it is all about spending time with my two little ones.  We enjoy the simple things like playing outside. We are counting down the days until we can head to the beach!