Cori Starr earned her BS in Health Science and teaching credentials from Saint Mary's College in Moraga. After teaching in Antioch for 10 years, she became a Bronco in 2002. She is currently the department chair and teaches Biology, Physiology, and Physiology Honors. Cori is active in the Strategic Support Program in working with the mentors. Outside of school she enjoys reading, cooking, watching dance competitions and detective shows, and hanging out with her family.
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Kevin Taylor
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Kevin Taylor received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Masters degree in Education from UC Davis, along with a teaching credential. He has a strong interest in chemistry, geology and geochemistry. He is a coach for the Walnut Creek Aquabears and was the head swim coach for the Pleasant Hill “Dolfins” swim team for 3 years. He also coached for the Northgate High School Swimming team. Throughout high school and college he played water polo and was on the swimming team.
"Science is all around us and part of our everyday life. I want my students to learn and understand the wonder and complexity of what they experience every day. I strongly believe that learning is an active process. It is my goal to have my students involved directly in the lessons. In my class, student will see, hear, and physically do the activities. This will hit on the three primary ways in which students learn. I look forward to teaching your students this year." |
Paul Gundelfinger
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Paul Gundelfinger received his Master of Science
in marine science from San Francisco State University in 2005. During the course of his studies and research he dove extensively off the California coast studying Rockfish populations. The goal of his research was to examine reproductive success of Rockfish populations in order to further our understanding of how best to conserve exploited fish populations. Paul is trained as a singer, plays guitar and recently began studying the upright bass. He likes to travel, and has wandered extensively throughout Europe and Asia. In his free time you will find him enjoying life with his family, which includes his wife and two wonderful children, fishing from my kayak off the coast, or hiking in the mountains. "As a graduate student I discovered I love to teach. As a biology and AP biology teacher at Northgate High School it is my goal to share my love of the natural world with my students and to engage them in the scientific process of inquiry and discovery. It is my hope that my students leave my class with a curious mind, and more finely honed skills for success in college and the world at large." |
Joann Jacobs
Tara Cacciamani
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Tara Cacciamani is a Canadian transplant who loves making sense of the world through interesting and weird science. She holds a Master's Degree in Chemistry, and after a few years of professional digression has decided to embrace a teaching career here in the East Bay. When she is not teaching our next generation how to take over the world, she can be found cooking, knitting, practicing yoga, getting outdoors, or just hanging out with her sweet doggo and hilarious husband.
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Phone: 938-0900 x2106
Email: [email protected]. Website: https://sites.google.com/a/mdusd.net/northgate-physics/ |
Mr. Penovich enjoys teaching Physics and Honors Physics. His nickname is Aquaman because he cares for all the aquatic creatures in the science wing. He also enjoys tinkering with all things electronic, bike riding, treasure hunts and Mountain Dew.
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Kipp Penovich
Bob Miller
Kris Davis