Teacher Feature: Team 8-4 Teacher Mr. Strong

One of Mr. Strong's interests outside of the classroom is traveling. Here, Mr. Strong (center) is touring PNC Park in Pittsburgh with fellow teachers Mr. Potts (left) and Mr. Carey (right).

by Cecilia Pagan, Jag Rag staff writer

As students we are surrounded by teachers, but what are some things teachers do besides teaching? The Berry Jag newspaper staff got the opportunity to interview one of the school’s many teachers, and received very interesting responses in return. The following questions were answered by 8-4 social studies teacher Mr. Strong.

Q: What are some interesting hobbies or interests you have outside of school?

A: “Target pistol shooting, the American Civil War.”


Q: How did you get into the hobbies you do now?

A: “Service in the U.S. Navy where I qualified as expert pistol marksman (when I was much younger), and a lifelong interest in reading about the Civil War, visiting battlefields, etc.”


Q: Are there any hobbies you would like to try out?

A: “Not off hand...old dog, new tricks sort of thing. I learn something new about car engine repair every year, and I like to do what I can on my vehicles.”


Q: What reaction do you think you would get from students if you told them about the hobbies you do?

A: “None…nothing much going on there.”


Q: What is something interesting about yourself that others might not know.

A: “I can send and receive morse code -- both hearing and visual.”


Q: What did you do before you became a teacher?

A: “I was in the U.S. Navy twenty years. Working in communications on board ships ad shome shore stations. Everything from morse code to teletype to satellite communications.”


Q: What is the craziest thing you have done as a teacher? or What is the craziest thing you have done in general?

A: “Crazy is in the eye of the beholder I think. However, I have dived into the Pacific Ocean from the deck of a Navy destroyer. Not a singular event in general, but out there for me.”