Laura Caler welcomed as new English teacher

By MONICA DEIFE

Odessa has hired a new eighth through twelfth grade English teacher. Her name is Laura Caler.

Caler got her B.A. in secondary English from Eastern Washington University and her M.A. in education from Leslie University in Cambridge, Mass. which she earned through a correspondence course.

Caler took four years off from the time her daughters were born and then substituted in District 81 (Spokane) for five years. She had some long-term substituting jobs at Shadle Park High School.

In Odessa, Caler teaches six different classes, so she has more preparation to do. On the other hand,...