Teacher Feature: Mrs. Vella

By Iliana Brouillette

Who knew Mrs. Vella had hidden talents? She can touch her thumb to her wrist! She is the new Six West ELA and Social Studies teacher. Last year while Mrs. Rey was on maternity leave, Mrs. Vella filled in and taught Social Studies on Seven East. She has worked at Wood Hill for a total of 6 months previously she worked at a daycare with infants and toddlers.

For three years, Mrs. Vella lived in Germany and she has traveled to fifteen different countries. Her favorite movies and books are the Harry Potter series, her favorite book in the series in The Order Of The Phoenix. She was in band and played the flute for twelve years. If you have Mrs. Vella you’re lucky, she’s a great teacher to have.

Mrs. Vella is a graduate of Medway High school and Bridgewater State University. Her favorite animal is a polar bear because she was obsessed with them when she was younger. She doesn’t have any pets but she wants one.

She became a teacher because she had really good ones in high school that inspired her to become one, she said that enthusiastic kids helped. She was tired of people saying history was boring so she wanted to make it fun. She’s the only person in her family who’s a teacher and her only hobby is reading. Her favorite 6th grade topic is Egypt but her passion is American history. Her favorite subjects in school Social Studies and ELA. If she wasn’t a teacher she’d want to be a travel journalist or travel guide.