Central High School Teacher Spotlights

For Jan Munson, being in a school is her passion. She graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School and married shortly after. While married, she had one child, Susan Munson, who also attended and graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School. Her daughter graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and now lives in Alcoa, where she works as a  Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. Coach Munson...

The school year of 2016-2017 marks the 32nd year that Mr. Jose Sanchez, a Central Spanish Teacher, has been devoted to instructing Central High students. Mr. Sanchez was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Brooklyn. "The worst of crimes happened in broad daylight; people were mugged, shot, stabbed, you name it, and it was a regular everyday occurrence,"...

Mr. John Daum is a favorite teacher among students at Central High School. After graduating from Summit University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Bible Studies, he began his career in teaching all of his favorite subjects including literature, philosophy, religion, and history. Mr. Daum started out as a high school teacher at Grace Baptist Academy before coming to Central in the mid 2000's...

Central High Schools always welcomes their new teachers will a warm heart. This year, Mr. John Cooper joins the faculty as our new physics and environmental science teacher. Cooper is very enthusiastic about teaching students about his favorite subject. His interest piqued in the subject in high school, in a time where many students are working hard to find their passion. Whether students are joining...

Central High School is full of teachers with a passion for education a knack for connecting with young people. Though, one teacher in particular has been recognized as a News Channel 9 Educator of the Week: Joshua Bloodworth, music history teacher and band director at Central High. "I was very excited when I heard that I had been named Educator of the Week.  The main source of my excitement w...

It is always interesting to find out about a new teacher joining the Pounder family. It makes it really intriguing to discover a passion for hiking, a mission trip, and an old high school memory brought him here. Central High School has had the honor of welcoming Matthew Joyner, the new Geometry teacher, to the Chattanooga community. Originally from Jackson, Tennessee, Joyner has always had a...

Every year, the Senior Class votes on a member of the Central High School's staff, who has taught at the school for at least ten years, to be the dedicatory for the yearbook. This year, Mr. Shawn Seals, Central's yearbook adviser and United States History teacher, has been selected as the dedicatory for the 2017 Champion yearbook after the seniors selected him among nine nominees. "It is a real...

Central High School is known for having some of the best teachers in Hamilton County. One of these vibrant teachers that make school fun and entertaining is English 10 teacher, Kevin Parsons. Prior to becoming an educator, Parsons worked in retail. Deciding to change work as an English teacher was an easy choice for him. "In high school, I realized I had a passion for English and literature....

Mrs. Jennifer Allen, one of Central's Spanish I teachers, is not your average teacher. After teaching for nine years, Allen continues to guide and influence students both in and out of the classroom. There is always a reason that a teacher wants to be a teacher. Allen explains what she decided to teach and why. "I wanted to share my love of languages with young people and help them enjoy having...

Here at Central, we love to say, "We're Pounders for life!" For Mrs. Brielle Farrow, that phrase definitely rings true. Mrs. Farrow was a student here at Central, and is now a chemistry teacher here as well. She was a student from 2001 to 2005, and has been a teacher since 2009. For her first five years, Farrow taught chemistry only, but, over the last three years, she has also taken over the role...