What are you most excited for in this new school year?: “I’m just excited to get to know everyone and establish myself as another weird math teacher,” Markey said. 

What makes you unique?: “I just really love math, I really like to make sure that every student feels empowered to pursue math in their own way and not in my way,” Markey said. 

Where were you here before coming to PHS?: “I was teaching at the Muckleshoot tribal school for the last seven years,” Markey said. 

What are you most excited for in this new school year?: “I am excited for getting to know the students, going to football games and sporting events, and that there’s a coffee shop right across the street,” Whitley said. 

What makes you unique?: “I love to travel, so I like to go and explore different places, and I have also scuba dived in the past,” Whitley said. 

Where were you here before coming to PHS?: “I worked at Ballou for six years, and then I worked at Rogers for two years,” Whitley said. 

What are you most excited for in this new school year?: “I’m really excited to meet my students and start planning what we can do with the bistro. We have a whole restaurant attached to the classroom that’s gonna be fun,” Swenson said. 

What makes you unique?: “I’ve been in the culinary industry for quite a while, and I’m a certified chef with the American Culinary Federation. This is my 10th year of teaching, but I think what makes me more unique is I play the accordion,” Swenson said. 

Where were you here before coming to PHS?: “I taught for the last nine years at Henry Foss High School in Tacoma,” Swenson said.