Ninth-grade administrator Regina Rodriguez is one of the many new staff members at WJ for the 2012-2013 school year.
Rodriguez has taught for 17 years at various middle schools, including Tilden, North Bethesda and other schools in Montgomery County that are not a part of the WJ cluster.
Rodriguez was apprehensive about working in a high school at first, because her position had been held for 15 years by Christopher Merrill.
“I thought that it would’ve been tough for me because [the administrators] were already in their own circle that included Mr. Merrill,” said Rodriguez.
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Rodriguez is uncertain as to whether she prefers being an administrator or a teacher, but she does feel that it is odd being on the “other side,” as an administrator.
Outside of school, Rodriguez loves taking any spare time to hang out with her two daughters, aged 19 and 16. She also enjoys watching baseball and taking road trips.
Her grade school education took place in North Carolina, and she then proceeded to East Carolina University for her undergraduate degree. She later attended Bowie University and McDaniel College for her master’s degrees.
