It is very rare for teachers to get recognized either on local or national stories but at Liberty, it is a different story.

Recently, English teacher and Olympics trials marathon runner, Ms. Hall, was interviewed on KMOX with radio personality Amy Marxkors on the morning of Jan. 13 on At Your Service show to talk about positivity.

“Amy is my dear friend and running partner,” Hall said. “We love talking about literature and journalism.”

Marxkors works for KMOX and does intermission reports for the St. Louis Blues with Alex Ferrario.

While on a recent run, Marxkors was struggling and Hall was coaching her through her struggle.

“It’s a beneficial relationship for both of us,” Marxkors said in the interview with Hall.

But Marxkors isn’t the only being coached by Hall. Mr. Walterbach, the girls varsity basketball coach, recruited Hall to speak to his team.

“She gave a presentation to our basketball team about changing your mindset,” Walterbach said in J-Dubs in the Morning show #52. “It is awesome that we have her on staff and she’s one of the top 15 runners in the country.”

But Ms. Hall isn’t the only teacher in the spotlight, Librarian Ms. Oliva had our library featured on the Knowledge Quest website. 

“The article was written by a friend and fellow librarian, Margaret Sullivan,” Oliva said.

Knowledge Quest is a national journal published by the American Association of School Libraries.

“The article explained how our library integrates the concept of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) by sponsoring STEAM-based challenges each month. The article encouraged other librarians to adopt this idea in their own libraries because it allows students to be creators and problem-solvers,” Oliva said.

Some of the well-known STEAM challenges include creating a video for the Wentzville School District film festival.

“The fact that we can offer so many opportunities to our students is a testament to our incredible administration and staff who support and promote all we do,” Oliva said.

While they are in the classroom teaching kids, they are giving back their expertise in the professional world on their passion.

You can listen to Ms. Hall’s interview with Amy Marxkors here: https://kmox.radio.com/media/audio-channel/your-service-amy-marxkors (will not work on Chromebooks)

You can read about how the library incorporates STEAM here: https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/the-monthly-steam-challenge/