Shining a spotlight on the new teachers at BHS

September 1, 2022

Anna Fank

Position: Spanish Teacher

Specialty: Spanish II & IV

Professional Credentials: Graduated from

Augustana College with education in Spanish 

What do you do outside of school: “I love to 

play and coach soccer, read, go on walks, bike,
and spend time with friends.” 

Greatest Accomplishment: Moving to Italy for 

a year and a half and playing soccer there.

Nobody Knows that…“I have swam with 

sharks multiple times and loved it.”

Favorite book: “One Italian Summer” by Rebecca Serle

Favorite movie: “Remember the Titans”

If you could have dinner with anyone: “Adam Sandler 

because I think he’s hilarious.”

Most embarrassing teaching moment: “I was 

carrying all my things to my classroom and I dropped 

every single paper and pen I had.”

This year I am excited…“to build relationships with 

students and get to know everyone a bit more…and 

be a familiar face in the building.”

 

 

Evan Dueth

Position: Language Arts Teacher

Specialty: English 10

Professional Credentials: Bachelor of Arts in 

English and Masters of Arts in Leadership

What do you do outside of school: “I like to play my 

guitar, spend time with my family, and coach 

girls’ cross country so I enjoy running and being outside.” 

Greatest Accomplishment: Finishing my Masters’s Degree 

Nobody Knows that…“my Dad used to be 

a funeral director and when I was born, 

my parents took me to a funeral home and 

that’s where I lived.” 

Favorite book: “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell

Favorite movie: “Back to the Future”

If you could have dinner with anyone: “John Mayer, 

he’s one of my favorite guitarists.”

This year I am excited… “to make my way through

the new things that I’m learning so that next year 

I’m in a good spot for teaching.”

Most embarrassing teaching moment: “I kept on calling 

a student by the wrong name but they just went with it until 

they finally corrected me after many weeks.”

 

 

Rebecca Harris

Position: Math Teacher

Specialty: Algebra II & Pre-Calculus

Professional Credentials: Masters’s in 

Ciriclumm Instruction and Major in Math 

What do you do outside of school: “I have a 

four-month-old daughter I take care of and I run as well.” 

Greatest Accomplishment: “I think being a mom has 

changed a lot of perspectives…balancing being the 

best mom possible and the best teacher possible.”

Nobody Knows that…“I’m a huge 

sports fan of football, hockey and golf.”

Favorite book: “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien

Favorite movie: “Miracle”

If you could have dinner with anyone: “My late 

grandma…she was a math teacher and she was 

the reason I became one.”

Most embarrassing teaching moment: “I  always like 

to laugh at myself when I make mistakes…I have to own 

and embrace my flaws.”

This year I am excited…“to make connections 

with kids…I hope by next year people will come and say 

hi to me as they have with their old teachers.”

 

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