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Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Howell
Taking Care of Business
She worked her old job for 12 years
and wanted to do something new and
more appealing. She feels that being a
teacher is more fulfilling and pleasing
than her old job, which did not interest her anymore. “It’s been different
because being a teacher is like being on
stage; you’re in front of everybody all
the time,” said Mrs. Howell.
Sarah Tornato
Staff Writer
Mrs. Howell is Abington High
School’s newest business teacher and
has a fascinating work history. She
worked with PWC (Pricewaterhouse
Coopers), the largest accounting firm
in the world, in public accounting.
After that she worked with private
equity for six years in management and
later was employed by a startup called
Fluidity Fitness which made ballet
bars. Mrs. Howell has very impressive
credentials; she majored in accounting
at UMASS Amherst and is a CPA
(Certified Public Accountant). Mrs.
Howell loves learning and she had
thought about being a teacher for a
very long time, so when a position at
AHS, the school her husband graduated from, opened up, it was fate.
The biggest change for her as a teacher
is that she is now surrounded by stu-
Mrs. Howell (Staff Photo by
Sarah Tornato)
dents all day rather than adults, like
when she worked in business. Despite
this, Mrs.Howell loves to be around
students all day. She had previously
worked in a cubicle before upgrading
to an office, and eventually started
working from home. “When you’re in
business,” says Mrs. Howell “you’re
working by yourself a lot more.”
So far, she really enjoys being a teacher and has no desire to go back to the
business world (except for teaching
students about it). With her vast experience, Mrs. Howell will surely be
able to impart some firsthand
knowledge to her appreciative students.
“M RS . H OWELL
HAS VERY
IMPRESSIVE
CREDENTIALS .”
S ARAH
T ORNATO
Sideline Interview with Coach Casey
Love for the sport rubs off on her young team
Cailin Mahoney
Contributor
Coaching Experiences
This year is Coach Casey’s ninth year
coaching at Abington High School. She
instructed for four years as the junior
varsity coach, and this year will be her
fifth year. Other than being an instructor in Abington, Casey also coached
three years at Emerson College where
she was the assistant instructor. (Casey
is also the head of the Wellness Department and the Associate Athletic
Director for Abington Public Schools).
She also currently teaches a club team.
Casey doesn’t just coach soccer, but
she also plays on soccer teams
throughout the summer and in the
winter. She says the thing that made
her interested in teaching the sport
was that “soccer is probably my most
favorite thing to do, and I always have
wanted to coach to share my passion
with the athletes. But, I love the sport
and I figured coaching would be a good
way to stay around it and the kids,”
said Casey.
The Season
The girls’ varsity soccer team is a
young team this year with seven freshmen. “Every season comes with its
own challenges, but it’s great having
so many freshmen and the future is
looking very