Science teachers to teach different classes in department

Starting next year, some teachers in the science department will be teaching different classes in order to accommodate students enrolled in some of the more popular courses such as AP Physics due to science teacher Bill Drennan’s decision to retire at the end of this year.

Currently, the school is not looking to hire another teacher to teach the AP and regular Physics classes that Drennan teaches. Instead, teacher Kirk Davis will be teaching all AP Physics classes next year, along with a few regular physics periods, while current Biology and Chemistry Honors teacher Jenny Garcia will also teach a few regular physics classes.

Teacher Cheryl Lenz, who currently teaches only one period of biology, will likely take on more Biology or Chemistry Honors classes, according to assistant principal Brian Safine.

Safine also said that there may be three AP Physics classes next year because of increased interest in the class. Currently there are only two.

Davis, who currently teaches four sections of regular physics and one section of Sequential Math 2, has never taught AP physics before, but is “looking forward to doing so.”

“Of course, Mr. Drennan will be hard to replace,” said Davis. ”He has been teaching here for 35 years and knows the subject and the AP curriculum so well. He will be a big loss.”