Staff Spotlight

Mr. Rose is a man of many talents, in and outside of Mt. SAC ECA. He’s currently substituting for Mrs. Pedroarias and teaches sophomore and senior English, as well as Senior Seminar. However, not many know of his personal life outside of school grounds, or the fact that his passion for history led him to create an up and running informational web page about the subject. “I have a whole website...

Teacher: Gabriel Nichols Grade: 9th, 10th, 12th Teaches: CCR, World History, and Government and Economics. Mr. Nichols is a teacher at Mt. SAC ECA who teaches College and Career Readiness for freshmen, World History for sophomores, and Government and Economics for seniors. He has always had an interest in history and the passion for teaching came from his experience of being taught marine h...

Graduate of two universities newly settled biology teacher, and credentialed in chemistry and art, Anna Torres has made a groundbreaking debut at Mt. SAC ECA. “So, I am credentialed for biology, for chemistry, and for art and so with those credentials, I can teach at the middle school level. [...] I've taught chemistry at the high school level for the last three years.” Even though she was crede...

Before going on summer vacation we would like to end the year with an article to appreciate Mr. Janadi! He is a MECA teacher that teaches Physics and Chemistry and is widely known for his passion for teaching and care for his students. Mr. Janadi was raised in West Covina for the majority of his life and growing up, he was homeschooled until middle school. He went to Hollencrest Middle School and...

Mrs. Contreras, beloved Mt. SAC ECA counselor, has finally returned after her baby hiatus. After weeks of being away, she’s back to assist us on our journey to college and we are so happy that she’s here. But first, we had a little catching up to do. Mrs. Contreras currently has two children, one new baby boy and his older sister: “I like being pregnant but I like it better when they’re...

This past week we were given the privilege to interview Mt. SAC ECA’s newest English teacher: Ms. Berrong. Her teaching and life experiences make her the relatable, authentic teacher the junior class has grown to love. For those who don’t have her or perhaps haven’t become truly acquainted with Ms. Berrong yet, here’s your chance to learn about our exciting new faculty member! Ms. Berrong...

Dr. Glass is the study skills teacher at Mt. Sac ECA, the vice president of ASB and a golfer, but what you didn’t know is that he is also this edition's teacher spotlight.  “My favorite thing about working at Mt. Sac ECA is the students. They are a very unique, very capable group of students that really make it fun to come to work every day. The students work hard which truly makes it the be...