Student’s have grown very fond of our new counselor, but do not know much about her. Schares attended high school in Winthrop, Iowa, and apparently was quite an athlete. She claims that although she played many sports, her best was track, at which she anchored 4x400m relay team to a state championship and placed in The Open 400m Dash.
After graduating, Schares went to Iowa state university to pursue her career in teaching. While also competed for the varsity track team in the 400m and 800m. When she graduated from College she accepted a job teaching at a middle school but after two years, decided to move to Folosom, California to work at a book store.
At this book store she found interest in school counseling and by fall 2008 she moved to portland to get her masters degree in education. She was working at Madison part time for the past 2 years in a variety of programs offered for students. Now that she is at Benson, she claims that she never really understood how Benson’s Career and technical program worked until this year.
Mrs. Schares seems to be clearly proud of where she works and says she loves her job at the school. Talking about the school also introduced her feelings about the students.
“I have found them to be entertaining, inspiring and enjoyable. It makes me look forward to walking up those steps everyday.”
Although Mrs. Schares loves benson and all of its madness, she also states her leasr favorite.
“When I’m walking across the overpass in the morning and cars splash me by driving too fast through the puddles in the outer lane. You end up totally sprayed, and that’s just no way to start your day.” Which apparently is something we all dislike.
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