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One of her many duties is to conduct brief meetings with faculty and staff. Here Mrs. Norton awaits Brother Michael.
36 Academics
Mrs. Norton’s bubbly personality is an important aspect in the lives of the students and faculty. Even early in the morning she brightens the day of Mrs, Bush and Brother Gabe.
Teaching AP Biology is one of Mrs. Norton’s favorite tasks. She attempts to hammer home some basic theories regarding mitosis.
IfyouaskMrs.NortonwhataspectofherjobatCBAis most important, she will tell you that it is teaching her Ad­ vanced Placement Biology class. Even though she took over as Vice-Principal of Student Affairs a few years ago, she never lets that interfere with the work she does for AP Bi­
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ance as school administrator. Just ask anyone who tried to get away with wearing a fleece to school as a sweater. Mrs. Norton seems to be everywhere. From collecting attendance sheets and monitoring the parking lots to giving lectures and correcting tests, Mrs. Norton has one of the most demanding work loads in the entire school. Some students who only know her from her strict enforcement of the dress code may not realize it, but Mrs. Norton is a quality teacher who would rather help a student through a tricky area of Biology than hand out detention slips any day.
By: Dan Thomsen