CHLOE BARBER/SAGAMORE STAFF
Lori Lynn
A Worcester native, Lori Lynn attended undergrad at MassArt, where she started out as a printmaking major, then realized her true love for photography. When she is not working on her own series of photographs, Lynn likes to ride her bike, collect fun things at thrift stores and see local bands. This summer, she received her master’s degree from the University of Hartford. Her goal is to engage students in the process of photography and get them to think about photographs as art.
What made you want to be a photography teacher?
I am a serious photographer in my own life. I am an artist and it’s important to me to continue to work on my own projects because I want to be a good representative for the students and also for myself. I like the process of making things. I like the magic that people get to experience their first time in the darkroom.
So do you think your teenage years shaped you in any way? Is that when you started to do photography?
I have always loved pictures. But then that developed into a more serious attitude once I started taking classes. Then I realized how complicated it was, and how deep you could go into the world of photography. In high school, my favorite classes were my art classes. They were the ones where I really felt like I was succeeding and I was doing something that I enjoyed. They were the best part of my day and I want to provide that for young people now.
Were there any artists that inspired you growing up?
The photographer that really solidified for me that I wanted to be a photographer was Diane Arbus. She took pictures of people who were considered “freaks” but she photographed them with love and with curiosity, and that spoke to me. I felt like I could be her. I felt like she was taking the pictures I wanted to make, and so I went with photography.
What made you want to work at Brookline High School?
I applied for every photo teacher job that was available, but I am really happy that I got the job in Brookline because the more I learn about this school, the more I respect the values and the structure of it. I almost get the sense that people here don’t necessarily realize how special it is because it’s sort of normal for all of you, but coming from a school that didn’t have an open campus and just had much different attitudes, it’s so wonderful to be here where the students have so much responsibility given to them, but in a positive way. I respect it.
Terry Rowe
VERA TARGOFF / SAGAMORE STAFF
Terry Rowe is an Alternative Choices in Education math teacher who has previously taught in the Arlington and Watertown school systems. In his free time, he coaches different volleyball teams. He likes to travel, loves to be outdoors, and enjoys skiing and white-water rafting.
How have your first two weeks been here?
Fabulous! The culture here is unlike any other school culture that I’ve ever worked in. I’ve been in the Arlington school system and Watertown school systems, and just the vibe that the teachers give off is just so positive. On our first two days back, before the students showed up, when Mr. Meyer was like, “Welcome back to the 2016-2017 school year,” the place erupted! These people are stoked, they’re pumped, they really like being here, and that’s just such a good vibe. It’s positive. Everyone has got each other’s backs. People just want to do right by the students. It’s just fantastic, it really is.
What would you say is the most interesting thing about yourself?
I’m a big outdoorsman. I spent three years after college as a ski instructor, and in the summer I was a white water rafting guide out in Utah. It was awesome. I love to be outdoors. Skiing is my favorite thing in the world to do. I’m well travelled, I love to get out and see the world; I think I’ve been to 52 countries. And that’s important to me, to see how other people live.
Where’s your favorite place that you’ve traveled to?
I think it would be Denmark. I spent 10 days in Copenhagen and the countryside around Denmark, and that is the first place in Europe I’ve ever been where I wasn’t ashamed to be American. I sometimes travel with a Canadian flag on my bag, because the stigma surrounding Americans in Europe is very negative. So I throw that Canadian flag patch on my bag so when they hear my accent, they can at least see the Canadian flag and not have those negative assumptions. I don’t tell people I’m Canadian, I just wear it so there isn’t such a negative stigma.
What are your hobbies and how do you like to spend your free time?
Coaching is where my heart is. I love sports in general, and when I’m not here at school, I’m in the gym coaching volleyball. I coach a high school team during the fall, over in Weston at the Rivers School. I coach a boys club team in the winter and a girls club team in the spring, then all summer is volleyball, volleyball, volleyball. So, I like to teach and I like to coach. If I’m not doing that, I’m probably sleeping.
If you could interview one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
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