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Meet Mr. Kalra

Meet Mr. Kalra

Katherine Herrera and Julia Garcia March 9, 2022

      Mr. Ajay Kalra is a new staff member of Phoenix this year. He is the new case manager for the Diverse Learners Department at PSMA. He helps out in the math classrooms with students who may need...

Meet Mrs. Boyce

Meet Mrs. Boyce

Ninel Alvarez and Brian Herrera March 9, 2022

Once a teacher, always a teacher.  After taking a break from education to work in the technology field, Mrs. Boyce started the school year at Phoenix in the math department.  “I’ve been working...

Meet Ms. Mejia

Meet Ms. Mejia

Rafael Soto and Leslie Riquelme March 7, 2022

There are many new staff members in the building this year, especially in the office. Ms. Mejia started working at Phoenix STEM Military Academy in late August. Her role is assistant to the main office....

Meet Mr. Martinez

Meet Mr. Martinez

Noemi Lara and Yamila Lozada March 6, 2022

This year many new teachers have joined the firebird staff. One of these teachers is Mr. Martinez, the new Environmental Science teacher. Mr. Matinez has been teaching for 11 years but this is his first...

Meet Ms. Flaherty

Allen Duncan and Guadalupe Garcia March 5, 2022

A new face, but not exactly a new teacher. Ms. Flaherty started teaching English I during the 2020-2021 school year in the time of remote learning. She has officially moved into her classroom now and taken...

Meet Ms. Tenorio

Meet Ms. Tenorio

Cynthia Moreno and Brianna Munoz March 4, 2022

For her seventeenth first day of school, Ms. Tenorio wanted to start somewhere new. August 30, 2021 was Ms.Tenorio’s first day at PSMA and the beginning of her seventeenth year of teaching Spanish. Out...

Meet Ms. Del Rio

Michelle Buendia-Duran March 3, 2022

Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, ILL Ms. Del Rio was determined to come back to work in Chicago. Ms. Del Rio joined Phoenix STEM Military Academy’s English Department this August after graduating...

Meet Ms. Vargas

Meet Ms. Vargas

Mireyli Villanueva and Daniel Varela March 2, 2022

Handing over the torch, Ms. Bond, the junior iMentor instructor, introduced a new instructor this year at Phoenix.  The seniors at Phoenix STEM Military Academy started the school year with a brand new...

Meet Staff Sergeant Davison

Meet Staff Sergeant Davison

Casey Casey and Princesa Arriaga March 2, 2022

For the first time in six years, Phoenix has a female JROTC instructor. Staff Sergeant Shtoyree Davison began her teaching career with the junior class this September at PSMA after 23 years in the military....

Meet Coach Skanes

Meet Coach Skanes

Yamila Lozada March 2, 2022

This year PSMA welcomes Kejuan Skanes as the official boys basketball coach. Coach K grew up in the south side of Chicago and attended Hubbard High School.  While into other sports, Coach K did not...

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