Mrs. Barber teaches Special Education Language Arts and Guided Studies classes at Worthington High School. She attended Worthington Community College and gained an Associate of Arts degree in 1995, before moving to Marshall to attend Southwest State University. There, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education in 1997. A desire to further her schooling in the field of Special Education led her to Mankato State University where she earned licensures in Specific Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, as well as, a Master of Science degree in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders in 2003. 

During her numerous years of teaching, Mrs. Barber has taught many different grade levels. However, she truly enjoys teaching Language Arts classes at the high school level. Mrs. Barber reaps the rewards of teaching on a daily basis. She enjoys working with the students and watching them discover their strengths, develop their abilities and accomplish their goals. Mrs. Barber feels that it is her good fortune that she gets to be a decisive component in student’s education. She finds that she not only teaches the students, but she learns from them as well. 

An interesting fact about Mrs. Barber is that she was a cosmetologist for twelve years before she caught the “teaching bug” and returned to college as a non-traditional student.

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I am Paul Barduson. I am from Pipestone, MN and I went to Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD and graduated in 2011. I teach ESL and Spanish at the high school. I started teaching in 2014 and I am also a golf coach for Worthington which I started in 2013. 

I got married in 2013 to my wife LeAnn who is also a teacher at WHS. My favorite hobbies are traveling and playing sports.

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My name is Kelli Borrero and I teach ESL at the high school. I started working for the district in 2010 after graduating from Winona State University with teaching degrees in both Spanish and ESL. During college I had the opportunity to live and study in Spain for a semester, which influenced me to go into this profession. 

My favorite part about teaching is watching students advance through the language process. I also enjoy learning about students' home countries, cultures, and experiences in the United States.

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My name is Ms. Lee, and I am an EL teacher at Worthington High School. In 2014 I completed my bachelor’s degree in linguistics at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. After that I spent a year as a Reading Corps tutor working with preschoolers and a year teaching English at a high school in Bulgaria with Fulbright. After returning from Bulgaria, I decided to pursue my ESL teaching license at Hamline University. I love seeing students be successful in my classroom and watching them develop confidence as speakers of two or more languages.

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Graduating quite a few years ago from Bemidji State University, I have taught English in Arizona, Kansas, Wisconsin and Minnesota. I have certifications is Reading and Alternative Education and have worked in both those areas as well as teaching College Now and AP English. Always someone looking to try new things, I am teaching ESL now. 

I love helping students learn a language I enjoy so much. In my time away from school you might see me out on my kayak or riding the loop on my bike. I have two dogs and am a lover of all animals.

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Hello, my name is Krista Van Note. I am an ESL teacher at Worthington High School. I began my teaching career right here in Worthington at the high school and middle school in the fall of 1999. At that time I taught Spanish and ESL. For the past few years, I have been a full time ESL teacher at the high school.

I received my teaching license in Spanish and English as a Second Language from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
 I have always enjoyed working with children. I enjoy watching the excitement in students as they learn a new language.

An interesting fact about me is that I love to go camping. My family and I spend every spare moment in the summer at our seasonal campsite. We enjoy fishing, swimming, and sitting around the campfire.

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