Bienvenidos to Ms. Elizabeth Matthews, the newest faculty member in the Spanish department.

“It has been wonderful having another teacher in our Spanish program,” Spanish teacher Mrs. Joan Imms-Geiser said. “It has lowered our average class size significantly across all levels and made for a much more effective language learning environment.”

Mrs. Imms-Geiser and the rest of the department are relieved with the change in the communication with their students.

“We are able to reach more students and give more direct feedback in class to those students as a result of having fewer students in each section,” Mrs. Imms-Geiser said.

Ms. Matthews loved Spanish during her four years of high school due to an influential teacher. Her love of the language made her decide to major in Spanish while she attended Grove City College in Pennsylvania.

Ms. Matthews started teaching at Southern Lehigh High School during the first week of the 2014-2015 school year. She is beginning to feel right at home.

“I really enjoy the staff; they are wonderful and very supportive,” Ms. Matthews said. “The students are great.”

This year Ms. Matthews wishes to establish a solid relationship with her students by helping each one understand the language.

“I hope the students see me as a very easy going teacher but always focused on speaking the language,” she said.

Outside of the classroom, Ms. Matthews is starting to learn the art of calligraphy. She has also been to China five times, and she once went to Singapore for a mission trip.

Ms. Matthews expects to keep improving her Spanish teaching skills and to become more established as time goes on. She also aspires to leave an impact on each group of students she teaches.

“I would love to see Ms. Matthews as a long term member of our department,” Mrs. Imms-Geiser said. “She has so much to offer our program and adds a nice balance to our team of Spanish teachers.”