Tim Kachur begins an administrative position at NHS.
Mr. Timothy Kachur, well-known previously as an English teacher, now takes on more responsibilities as he is welcomed to NHS as an administrator.
Kachur began teaching in 2001 in the Rosendale-Brandon School District. He taught at the middle school for three years and then at the high school for another six years. While working in the Rosendale-Brandon district, he was head cross country coach for one year, head track coach for eight years and head football coach for six years. His original plan of action was not to start teaching, but to rather become a coach at the high school or college level.
“I thought that teaching would be an avenue to get myself moving toward coaching,” he said, while twirling his pen in his hand like a baton twirler during a competition.
This year is his fourth year working in the N.J.S.D., but this is his first year as an administrator. Kachur decided to take the job as an administrator at NHS because he wanted a new challenge. He thought that it was about time to try some new things and try to adapt to different situations.
His new role in the school allows him to address discipline to freshmen and juniors in the Armstrong office, as well as evaluating and assisting teachers throughout the school.
Kachur says that the high school is definitely bigger than Shattuck while laughing lightly. It presents new challenges to him, such as more young adult issues and more maturity that at the middle school. He indicated that there was so many more things going on and several ways to get involved at NHS.
He, however, shared that he misses his coworkers and classroom. He misses the way he was able to build relationships with his students and how well he got to know them throughout the school year.
With a bright smile on his face and a fresh haircut, Kachur said that one of his favorite memories from his three years at Shattuck was getting to work with the Velocity students last year. The kids responded well as they worked on the garden throughout the spring, in hopes of being able to sell the vegetables that grew. He was proud of the amount of effort that the kids put into the project and how much they cared about it.
Kachur also mentioned that he enjoys being able to see students that he had taught in previous years, walking through the hallways now as juniors, sophomores and freshmen.
