Name: Justin Campbell
Position: Principal
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I was Director of Academic Studies at Milford High School in Milford, Massachusetts.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I find joy in helping young people grow, learn and achieve the great things they are capable of.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: I was impressed from my first visit by the positive tone of the school and by the quality of the interactions between the teachers and the students.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: I love to go hiking with my wife and my one-year-old son, Bryer. We also love to ride horses. When it’s warm, we are all outside tending our garden.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” – Plutarch
Q: What book have you been reading that you like?
A: It’s called Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns
Name: Bill Chappelle
Position: Special Education Assistant
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: Hartford Middle School.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: If they ever need help, I will help them.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: Very relaxed and tension free—other high schools can be more tense.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: Acting in plays. I will be in a play called Sylvia at Shaker Bridge Theater in Enfield, N.H., in November.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: “No matter where you go, there you are.” Walter Chappelle (my uncle)
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Name: Dale Cloutier
Position: Special Education Assistant
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I started the year working at Lebanon High School and then transferred to the Junior High.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I love baseball and the Red Sox.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: Really good positive energy! Nice students. Everyone is working to be academically successful.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
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Position: Technical Support Specialist
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I was self-employed (as a technical support specialist and photographer).
Q: What would you like students to know about you
A: I am easy to work with and willing to answer any questions brought up by technical issues.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: My first impressions of HHS were that it is a very busy place.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: My favorite extracurricular activity is photography. Up to this job I had been doing photography for thirty years. I mostly do general photography and not a particular topic like sports, wildlife, etc.
Q: Do you have any favorite books that you are reading?
A: I am currently reading Game of Thrones (a fantasy novel) and I am enjoying it.
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Name: Seth Goodwin
Position: Social Studies teacher
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I was finishing a graduate degree at Dartmouth. My thesis was on the removal of Cherokees from Georgia. Before that, I was a Social Studies teacher at Sharon Academy.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I’m passionate about history and current events, and about bringing this into the classroom. My interest in social studies began for me as a child, and has grown through experiences such as travel.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: The architecture, light and open space that was present, especially in the atrium, gave me a good first impression. I was also struck by the courtesy and politeness exhibited by the students and staff – how people actually knew one’s name and greeted each other.
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Name: Andrea Granger
Position: Administrative Assistant (replacing Katie King on maternity leave)
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I had just started consulting for a software company, Symphony Learning, where I wrote math questions for a year.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I’m on their side, no matter how unlikely that seems to them at the time.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: This school is amazing and so unusual! The students exude
individuality, intelligence and integrity.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: I’m a Bridge fanatic! I love games and puzzles.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” attributed to Gandhi. or
“If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance.”
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Name: Dagmar Kuehlert
Position: Teacher Intern for Mrs. Postans
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I was a substitute teacher her at the high school in math, German, and Chemistry regularly, but only once for biology.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I like biology, but I studied biochemistry and molecular biology. So please don’t ask me to hold any cockroaches.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: Having been a substitute teacher, a parent, and now a teaching intern, I have seen many different sides of the school.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: I enjoy baking and quilting.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: Something along the lines of “if you don’t get it the first time, try again!”
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Name: Timothy Kurtz
Position: Math Teacher
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: At the New Hampshire Department of Education.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I like to participate in thought experiments.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: The students are nice and serious about learning. I have also noticed that there is minimal bullying between students.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: Thought experiments such as the famous Einstein experiment with the spaceships and the clocks.
Q: Favorite quote?
A: “Just because I don’t know anything about it, doesn’t mean I don’t have an opinion.” ~ Mr. Kurtz
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Position: Ed-Assistant in Foreign Language
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I was a reference librarian at Concord Public Library.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I usually have candy in my desk. I also love children’s books; they’re beautiful.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: This school is very welcoming and everyone is very nice.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: I like running, reading, and napping.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: Anything by Harper Lee. I love that author.
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Name: Melissa Minsberg
Position: Learning Specialist
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: Last year I was in Virginia, just outside of D.C., teaching first through fifth graders.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I like to travel and experience new cultures, food, and music.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: It’s a great school with innumerable opportunities for students and staff alike. The staff is dedicated, and I’m amazed by the involvement of the student body.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: I enjoy spending time outside, cooking, watching hockey, reading and playing trivia and board games. I’m looking forward to my next international trip!
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Position: Math Teacher
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I was teaching at Burlington High School in Burlington, VT
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I love to hike and ski and spend time outdoors.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: The students are so much fun! The staff is very supportive.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: Math Team. What else?
Q: Are you reading a book you could recommend?
A: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami; truly an absorbing read.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: “Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.” – Jorge Luis Borges
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: All things outdoors- like rock climbing, hiking and biking.
Name: Mary Alice Osborne
Position: Librarian (replacing Ms. Eakin for maternity leave)
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: In Genoa, Italy at the International School there.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I am open-minded and want to help students. I enjoy talking about global issues and how they affect us.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: Very positive energy.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: Exploring other countries and cultures—I have traveled extensively, living in Tunisia, China, Saudi Arabia and Italy.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: “I am always doing that which I cannot do in order that I may learn how to do it.”
Pablo Picasso
Position: PE Teacher
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: The Richmond Middle School
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I love it when they make me laugh, which is often, and I love getting to see how much they all have matured and grown into themselves since the last time I taught them. They also should know that I really don’t care if they call me Ms. Hilbert or Mrs. Quevedo, just as long as they say “hi” to me when I see them around.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: I could never choose just one. What makes me happy is seeing the students embracing the activities they love and connect with.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: “Whatever you can do, or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic.” – Goethe
Position: Guidance Secretary
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I was at my home-based business, J.T.’s Massage, as a massage therapist.
Q: What would you like students to know about you?
A: I have horses, bunnies, and four children.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: I loved it . Very bright and friendly.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: Riding horses, dancing, and 4-wheeling.
Q: Are you reading a book that you’d like to recommend?
A: Yes, Maze Runners.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: “Only hang out with people who are positive and make you feel good; Don’t dwell on those who bring you down.”
Name: Anna Wearn
Position: Foreign Language Teaching Intern with Ms. Prendergast
Q: Where were you working this time last year?
A: I was a Dartmouth student.
Q: What are your first impressions of HHS?
A: The students are very hardworking. They have a lot of freedom and responsibility and lead really busy lives. As a community, they are very respectful.
Q: What is your favorite extracurricular activity?
A: I really like outdoor adventure—hiking, canoeing, and rock climbing. I was the student director of OLE (Outdoor Leadership Experience) through the Tucker Foundation and a leader in the Dartmouth Outing Club.
Q: Do you have any favorite quotes?
A: “Twenty years from now, you will regret more the things you didn’t do more than the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover.” – Mark Twain