Ms. Rhonda Irish is our new Academy English teacher. She earned her B.A. in Elementary Education and English at U of M and her M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching at MSU. She retired from Clarkston Community Schools where she taught K-5 Gifted Support, Kindergarten, 5th grade, and 6-8th grade General and Advanced English Language Arts. She went on to teach 6-8 English Language Arts and 7-8 Social Studies at St. Pius X in Flint Township until they closed their doors in June, 2020. She is married to Gary Gavulic and they have two grown children and 7-year old twin grandchildren. Besides spending time with family, she loves to learn, fish, swim, write, explore, create, and play.