Social studies, AP Human Geography, and AP Microeconomics, Vince Lewis teaches all three of these classes. With teaching all three of these classes, he has many priorities to teach and to get these classes ready.
“Well, I only teach three classes during the day, and those are obviously my, first and foremost responsibilities are teaching those classes and preparing lessons, getting students ready for the AP exams, but then the other half of my day is used for tech support. Mostly with buzz I help students and teachers figure out things with buzz issues that come up, little bugs here and there. I work with Mr. Walker, who teaches Latin, doing a lot of those things, so my responsibilities kind of shift throughout the day,” Lewis said.
Although not currently involved in any clubs, Mr. Lewis used to run dodgeball tournaments that would help the community by giving its profits to a cause.
“I do not do any clubs, but I used to coach football and I used to coach wrestling, but I’ve retired from coaching. I am not currently involved with any clubs, but I’ve been involved with a few things over the years, and helped run a bunch of dodgeball tournaments that we used to raise money for all kinds of philanthropic pursuits,” Lewis said.
When Mr. Lewis is not in school teaching, he is usually on trips with his wife and dog. They travel across the country visiting different spots, and exploring new lands.
“I like to go on a lot of road trips with my wife and our two dogs. We drive across the country and visit national parks, we do a lot of hiking, climbing, and all kinds of good stuff like kayaking and camping. We try to explore all that our park lands have to offer,” Lewis said.
Teachers face many challenges when working at a big school with a lot of kids, but for Mr. Lewis it can at times be a daunting task, and difficult to rise up to your colleagues.
“I think the high level of expectations that we have here can be challenging for teachers. We expect the best, not just out of our students, but out of our teachers, principals, and everybody who works in the building. It can be daunting, for new teachers coming in here. You start to kind of rise up to your colleagues, and the level of expectations that we have, and then students do the same. After a while, it’s not as stressful as it once was,” Lewis said.
Crown Point High School has many different aspects; however, Mr. Lewis considers CPHS’s best to be community because of the staff. They achieve this through making everyone be seen and cared for as one big community.
