February 2023 Volume 23
Gracias, Profe Boyle By Dan Gasch
At the start of the 2022-2023 school year, the Harvey community was fortunate to gain many outstanding new teachers. One fantastic new teacher, in particular, is Spanish teacher Erinn Boyle, or how her students refer to her, Profe Boyle.
Spanish, I couldn’t believe how useful it was… It was also about how I could understand news that came from different points of view. That made me more interested in the benefits of learning a language.”
This year, I have had the privilege of taking Profe Boyle’s Spanish 4 class and have learned much more about the Spanish language and culture. In preparation for this article, The Pulse had the opportunity to interview Profe Boyle in order to get to know her further.
Before joining Harvey, Profe Boyle worked for various different schools, including River Oaks Baptist Grade School in Houston, Texas.
Profe Boyle grew up in many different parts of the country, including Chicago, where she was born, Arizona, Colorado, and other states throughout the country. While in college, Profe Boyle studied abroad in England, where she met her husband and moved to Spain, his home country, for six years. Profe Boyle attended the University of Northern Colorado, where she studied Biology and Education. She stated, “The school was known for teaching, and I always wanted to be a teacher.” Outside of her life at Harvey, Profe Boyle has two sons, one being in college and the other a senior at the French American School in Mamaroneck. The family also owns a dog that they fostered while living in Houston. When asked what interested her in becoming a Spanish teacher, Profe Boyle stated, “I learned Latin in high school, so I didn’t know what it was like to learn a language you can use… In college, when I started taking
One experience in particular Profe Erinn Boyle and student Edwin Sanchez. that Profe Boyle specifically enjoyed was Courtesy of the Harvey website. when she studied abroad. She stated that the idea of going abroad was introduced Outside of teaching Spanish, Profe to her when she was working as a camp counBoyle has a passion for ceramics, which is selor and met college students from Australia something she has been doing since high who were studying in the United States. Profe school. In addition, she stated that she enjoys Boyle attended the University of Plymouth cooking and taking care of her family and in England for an entire year, stating, “It was house. fantastic!” After moving back to Westchester County, Profe Boyle took a year off from teaching before accepting a position at The Harvey School. Although she was grateful to have time to help her younger son acclimatize to his new environment and get her house in order, she soon became anxious. “You can only clean the house and go grocery shopping so many times,” she stated. When she was ready to return to teaching, Profe Boyle found Harvey on the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) website and applied for a spot as a Spanish teacher.
When asked what types of cuisines she likes to cook, Profe Boyle stated, “I like to cook Spanish food. I became a good cook when I lived in Spain…I would go to the fruit market two or three times a week and make fresh orange juice everyday… I learned how to make a lot of the foods that my husband’s family makes.” Profe Boyle stated that her favorite thing about Harvey so far is the students and community feeling that the school has. The Harvey School has been very fortunate to gain Profe Boyle this year, and we wish her nothing but the best for the remainder of her first year (and years to come!) at The Harvey School.
Mr. Anelli: The Magnificent Mathematician Now at Harvey By Benji Cutler
In his first year at The Harvey School, Gino Anelli has already made an impact on the community as a new math teacher in the Upper School. Mr. Anelli teaches many first-year classes in Algebra and one class in Precalculus, but outside of those classes, students may not know him very well. On Jan. 5, The Pulse had the opportunity to interview Mr. Anelli so that Harvey can welcome him and get to know him better. Mr. Anelli grew up in Ossining, New York, and he still lives there today. He has two older sisters as well, being the youngest in his family. He also has a small dog named Ziggy.
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While discussing his educational background, Mr. Anelli told The Pulse that he went to college at SUNY New Paltz, earning his B.S. in mathematics. He then earned his M.A.T. in adolescence education from SUNY New Paltz as well, which allows him to teach mathematics for grades 7-12. When asked if he wanted to become a math teacher in high school or college, Mr. Anelli knew that he wanted to focus on mathematics ever since the middle of high
school. During that part of his learning career, he always felt comfortable with and enjoyed learning about math more than any other subject in school. During his college years, Mr. Anelli began to turn toward education as his profession. At first, he was certain that he would become a college professor. However, after taking more education and mathematics courses in college, he gained more interest in adolescent education. Specifically, he always hoped to teach more advanced classes, such as algebra, compared to simpler courses in elementary and middle school.
he always felt encouraged to do well in those classes. While teaching, he has most enjoyed coming back to and relearning Precalculus. Some of the reasons why Mr. Anelli came to The Harvey School were its college feel and campus-like atmosphere, as well as the freedom that he gets in what he can teach. In addition, he finds the entire staff very supportive and knowledgeable in terms of helping him with issues in class. Mr. Anelli additionally enjoys the smaller class sizes, as they offer a brand-new dynamic and experience that allow him to interact with and help each student individually.
While answering what made him so interested in math, Mr. Anelli shared his appreciation of how math is the root or baseline of many other subjects in school, such as physics and chemistry. He feels that having a general knowledge of math is a very powerful tool to have to understand many other topics. When asked about his favorite subject of math specifically, Mr. Anelli told The Pulse that while in high school and college, he enjoyed learning Calculus the most. He felt that it was the top level of math, and
Photo of Mr. Anelli teaching at Harvey, Courtesy of The Harvey School website Mr. Anelli article cont. on pg. 6