Teacher Features

Love For Counselors: Welcome, Ms. Altshuler!

Ashley Avila Almendares, Staff Writer • October 31, 2025

A school counselor’s purpose is to support and accommodate students to achieve their full potential. School counselors determine if students are transferred to another school. This year we attained a...

A New Voice Enters The Wilde Lake Choir Program: Meet Mrs. Freel!

Lindsey Doggette, Social Media/Website Manager • October 30, 2025

Wilde Lake High School’s music department has a fresh new voice this year, and her name is Mrs. Freel! Mrs. Freel is the new choir teacher here at Wilde Lake, bringing over fifteen years of teaching...

Mr. Dominguez Takes On Teaching

Madi Marchant, Staff Writer • October 30, 2025

Walking through the doors of Wilde Lake High School for the first time ever, Mr. Dominguez has already enhanced his passion for being a teacher. Coming from Frederick County High School and attending Towson...

Is Ms. Neubauer Really New? Who is Ms. Neubauer?

London Gaines, Business Manager • October 30, 2025

Ms. Neubauer is a special education teacher who has been teaching for 17 years and has taught for 15 years at Wilde Lake High School. However, Ms. Neubauer is not new to Wilde Lake High School. She’s...

Learning with Lynch

Abby Manzanares, Editor • October 30, 2025

New to Wilde Lake, Ms. Lynch has become a vital part of the English department, helping create a welcoming environment for 9th and 12th grade students. Even though it is her first year at Wilde Lake...

Ms. Swartz Takes Spot as New Administrator

Somara Whitney, Social Media/Website Manager • October 30, 2025

Wilde Lake has noticeably gained a fair share of new staff for the 2025–2026 school year in many parts of the building. A new face, Ms. Swartz, has taken a spot as the 11th-grade administrator. Ms....

History Department Adds New Teacher From Long Reach

Tommy Sommer, Editor • October 30, 2025

Wilde Lake has the pleasure of welcoming a brand new history teacher to the staff for the 2025-26 school year. Howard County native Eric Myers is in his 23rd year of teaching, and this year is his first...

English Teacher Ms. Kittrel Seeks To Inspire Improvement (And Shares Her Spooky Recommendations!)

Adam Osman, Editor • October 30, 2025

Ms. Kittrel is a new 11th grade English teacher here at the Lake, and her passion for teaching has been with her ever since she was younger! “From the time I was in 7th grade, I pretty much knew I wanted...

Wilde Lake newest edition to the school: Welcome Mrs. Somerville. We’re glad to have you here!

Sophia Solomon, Staff Writer • October 30, 2025

Mrs. Somerville is one of the administrators here at Wilde Lake High School. She's the new assistant principal and is looking forward to a good year. Mrs. Somerville may be about discipline, but she’s...

Mr. Keaton Makes A Comeback!

Morgan Williams, Staff Writer • October 30, 2025

It’s the start of a new school year, and that brings new teachers! More specifically, we have a new math teacher, Mr. Keaton; he teaches Algebra I and AP Statistics. Mr. Keaton thinks it's important...

Teaching, Music, and Teaching Music

Sammy Yoo, Editor • October 30, 2025

Every morning during the first and second period transition, Ms. Shoemaker stands outside the guitar room, greeting incoming orchestra, choir, and guitar students with a bright smile and a tuneful “Good...

Diving Deeper into Stories: Ms. Feaga Brings her Love for Literature to the Lake

Ella Nester, Editor In-Chief • October 30, 2025

This year, the English department at Wilde Lake High School has many new faces. One of these wonderful new faces, Ms. Jenna Feaga, is teaching English 10, English 10 Honors, and Speech Communications....

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