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Javey Affonso

Courses in 2024-2025: 9/10 Newcomer English, Social Emotional Learning 

Talia Clement

Courses in 2024-2025: 9/10 General English, Social Emotional Learning

Patrick Hennessey (he/him)

Courses in 2024-2025: 9/10 Newcomer English, Social Emotional Learning

Nicole Hsu (she/her)

Courses in 2022-2023: Newcomer 11/12 ELD, Yearbook

Ms. Hsu has a BA in Journalism and MEd Curriculum & Instruction, both from Arizona State University. She also has a Computer Science authorization through San Francisco State. She has been teaching at Marshall since 2005 and plans to be here until she retires. In her free time, Ms. Hsu enjoys trying out new recipes from different cuisines (next up is Ethiopia--ingera and misir wot), taking walks in the park with her daughter, reading philosophy books (her favorite author/philosopher is Albert Camus), and binge-watching shows on Netflix and Hulu.

Albert Lee (he/him)

Courses in 2024-2025: Newcomer European Literature, Newcomer American Literature

Mr. Lee was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Sunset. After completing his K-12 education in SFUSD public schools, he attended UC Santa Cruz, where he double majored in English Literature and Politics. After finishing his undergrad studies, Mr. Lee enrolled in the teacher prep program at San Jose State University. He have been teaching at Marshall since 2013. Mr. Lee says the best thing about being at Marshall is the fact that it is a small community where it is easy to get to know everyone.

Alicia Reynolds (she/her)

Courses in 2022-2023: GE American Literature, GE European Literature, AP Literature

After graduating from California State University Northridge, Ms. Reynolds went on to teach for 20 years in Ventura County. Then, she was awarded a Fulbright Exchange Teacher position in Northern Ireland. After finishing her Fulbright secondment, Ms. Reynolds embarked on a 15 year international teaching tour. She taught Language and Literature in IB international schools located in Europe, Singapore, Egypt, and Latin America. In addition, she wrote columns for the Los Angeles Times and other publications about education. Now, Ms. Reynolds has returned to California to join the talented and dedicated staff here at Marshall.

This page was last updated on September 10, 2024