JON BURCHETT
Jon Burchett has been teaching at Northgate since 1997. He teaches Government/Economics and AP Government/Economics. He is the Teacher Coach of Northgate's County Champion Mock Trial team, an adviser to the Northgate Stock Club, and a former member of the Site Council. He is also an assistant coach for the varsity baseball team. Burchett received his BA in Economics from UCSC (Go Slugs!) in 1985, traveled to Europe in 1986, got a JD (Law Degree) from UC Hastings College of the Law (Go Sharks!) in 1990, and practiced law for 4-5 years thereafter. After realizing that he and the practice of law were not compatible, he decided to become a teacher, as his best teachers were, along with Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Dad, among his childhood heroes. Burchett has been married to his beautiful wife for 20 years, and his 17 and 14 year old sons, Owen and Henry, are the cutest kids on the face of the planet, both in his humble opinion and in fact. He loves to coach and play baseball. He also loves golf, though he doesn't get to play much anymore, and cooking, which his lovely wife lets him do every night! |
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BRIAN CORBETT
Teaches AP World History & World History Please visit my website for class info and homework. Are you interested in taking AP World History next year? Please CLICK HERE for more info. |
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PAULA DILLON
Paula Dillon was born in San Francisco and grew up in various parts of the Bay Area, but mostly Alameda and Concord. After graduating from Clayton Valley High School in 1999, she attended UC Davis, where she received her B.A. in Psychology and Communications. After receiving her degrees in 2003, she floated around the corporate world for a bit, and after realizing that the cubicle life just wasn't doing it for her, decided to go back to school to fulfill her original aspiration of teaching history. She is fluent in Spanish, and has taught World History, AP European History, Psychology, US Government, and US History for the past 11 years. When she is not teaching, she enjoys reading, travelling, camping, cooking, playing with her dog, Izzy, and spending time with her family and friends, but in reality she also spends way too much time doing endless amounts of laundry. She is married to Matt, and is a proud (and very busy) mom to her two kids, Iris and Evan. |
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SCOTT HARRIS
Scott Harris was born just down the street from Disneyland. He lived in Garden Grove for six months before moving to Concord. He then lived in The Netherlands for four years where he learned to speak a little Dutch (all forgotten) and wear wooden shoes. He returned to the Bay Area, where he attended Woodside Elementary School, Oak Grove Middle School, and Clayton Valley High School. He then enjoyed two fruitful years at Diablo Valley College before heading to San Diego State University. He not only earned a BA in Social Science with a minor in Music, but he also has college credit in surfing. He triumphantly returned to the Bay Area once again, this time to work at a music store selling pianos, guitars, and sheet music. Soon after, he went to work at El Dorado Middle School for 14 years, teaching history, English, and yearbook. He joined the Northgate staff in the fall of 2012 and is currently teaching US History and International Relations. When he isn't working, he reads books and comic books, paints, creates and listens to music, takes lots of amazing photos, plays video games, and great movies,and takes the best vacations ever during the summer. Scott Harris is pretty much the greatest human being who ever existed. |
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JENNIFER KRNICH
Jennifer DeAngelis Krnich is currently teaching World History and U.S. History. She has degrees in History and American Studies from Chico State University, where she was named the 2006 Outstanding Student in the Major of American Studies. Upon graduation, Mrs. Krnich continued her education at CSU East Bay, where she received her Single Subject Teaching Credential in Social Science as well as a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis on Curriculum in 2009. This her ninth year teaching, and first year at Northgate; she previously taught at Clayton Valley Charter High School in Concord, CA, where she taught a variety of Social Sciences courses, including AP Psychology, U.S. History, World History, U.S. Government, and Economics. Mrs. Krnich also served as a co-coordinator of the Clayton Arts Academy and was elected to and served on the Faculty Senate and Governing Board as a Teacher Representative. In her spare time, Mrs. Krnich enjoys reading, traveling, attempting to learn how to cook, and spending time with her husband, Chris, and their families, who all live locally. |
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LAUREN LAHEY
Lauren Lahey graduated from Saint Mary’s College in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She majored in history and minored in religious studies while playing division 1 women’s lacrosse. In 2012 Lauren received her teaching credential from Saint Mary’s College along with a Masters of Arts in Teaching. She has been at Northgate High School since 2012 and she is currently teaching world history, psychology and is the club advisor for the Genders and Sexualities Alliance. Lauren has been co-department chair since 2016 and shares responsibilities of overseeing the Social Studies Department. Lauren’s hobbies include playing basketball and kickball, watching the U.S. National Women’s Soccer team, the Las Vegas Raiders and Oakland Athletics, traveling, camping, hiking and having quality time with family and friends. |
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CHRISTINE REIMER
Christine Reimer graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. Mary’s College of California in 1995 and was the recipient of the Henry George Award for outstanding scholarship in History. She continued her education at SMC the following year, earning her teaching credential in 1996. Since then, Mrs. Reimer has been teaching in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District and Northgate High School. She has taught US History, AP US History, World History, Dance, ASB Leadership, Sociology, Geography and ROP Careers in Teaching. In 2013, Mrs. Reimer obtained a Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership from the Kalmanovitz School of Education at St. Mary’s College of California. Mrs. Reimer enjoys reading, dancing, and spending time with her husband and her three children, Caitlin, Justin, and Marisa. |
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JIM ROGERS
Jim Rogers is in his ninth year teaching at Northgate High School. A second-career teacher, Jim spent the first twenty-five years of his adult life in sales and marketing, including ten years with your World Champion, Golden State Warriors! Jim teaches US History, and Government/Economics. Jim lives in Walnut Creek with his wife and they have two daughters who are in their twenties. |
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Mitchell Woerner
Mitchell Woerner was born in San Mateo, California, growing up in Martinez, California and after graduating from De La Salle High School and getting a political science degree at University of the Pacific, eventually decided to enter the teaching world, getting his teaching credential at Saint Mary's College of California in 2019. This is his first year teaching at Northgate and teaches U.S. and World History. Mitchell is a huge Niners, Warriors and Giants fan and lover of anime, video games, and tabletop games. |
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