John Bate

Educational Background:

  • B.A. in English, Ohio State University
  • B.S. in Education, Ohio State University
  • Blanchester High School, Blanchester, OH

Teaching Background:

  • English Teacher, MHS (1967-present)

Favorite Books:

  • E.E. Cummings, The Enormous Room
  • Gontran De Poncins, Kabloona
  • Theodora C. Stanwell-Fletcher, Driftwood Valley

Interests and Hobbies:

  • Horse-riding and skiing

Linda MacDonald

Educational Background:
  • Graduate work, UVM and St. Michael's College
  • B.A. in English, Trinity College
  • St. Mary's High School, St. Albans, VT

Teaching Background:

  • English Teacher, MHS (1968-present)

Favorite Novels:

  • Jane Austen, Persuasion
  • Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
  • Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
  • Tabitha King, One on One
  • Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea

Interests and Hobbies:

  • Lover of almost all things British and Irish, neophyte genealogist, traveler, cook, reader, listener, watcher

Kerrin McCadden

Educational Background:
  • Graduate work, Goddard College
  • B.A. in English, St. Michael's College
  • Lexington High School, Lexington, MA

Teaching Background:

  • English Teacher, MHS (1992-present)

Favorite Books:

  • John Demos, The Unredeemed Captive
  • Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles
  • Barbara Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer
  • Bill McKibben, Hope, Human and Wild
  • Wallace Stegner, Angle of Repose

Interests and Hobbies:

  • Likes to write poetry, eat chocolate, knit, garden, and play Scrabble

Dan Miller-Arsenault

Educational Background:
  • B.A. in English, University of Colorado (Boulder)
  • Danville High School, Danville, VT

Teaching Background:

  • English Teacher, MHS (1994-present)
  • English Teacher, PSJA-North High School, McAllen, TX (1992-1994)

Favorite Novels:

  • Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
  • Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action
  • Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
  • John Irving, The Cider House Rules
  • Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees

Interests and Hobbies:

  • Backpacking, kayaking, and running, as well as reading

Sarah Squier

Educational Background:
  • National Board Certification 2007; English Language Arts
  • M.Ed - Curriculum and Instruction, Union Institute, Vt College
  • Additional graduate work, Georgetown University, Folger Theatre in Washington, D.C.
  • B.A. in English, Trinity College
  • B.A. in Secondary Education, Trinity College
  • Additional undergraduate work, UVM, Trinity College (Dublin), George Mason University

Teaching Background:

  • English Teacher, MHS (1999-present)
  • English Teacher, MSMS (1994-1999)

Favorite Novels:

  • Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
  • Jonathon Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
  • Ishmael Beah, Long Way Gone
  • Yann Martel, Life of Pi
  • David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
  • Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon