After receiving her undergraduate and Ph.D. degree in State University College and State University College of New York in Buffalo, respectively, Torrence had five teaching jobs. She worked at Northern Virginia Community College, Montgomery College in Germantown, Immaculata High School and Good Counsel High School. Currently, she s teaching chemisty in her eighth year at Blair. It is a study of things and why they are the same and not the same. As a staff member, Torrence believes that teachers are very significant in American society today.
Personal contact is the best way to teach.
Throughout her teaching years, Torrence says nothing has ever made her question why she became a teacher. She explains that she tries to become a model for her students instead. Although she enjoys educating students at Blair, she occasionally takes breaks away from her school schedule. She also enjoys watching movies and plays, visiting Borders Books and Music, doing crossword puzzles and going out for runs with her dog. Jeanne Tremonti, Social Studies Jeanne Tremonti comes to Blair after having worked in many different jobs, including teaching at a juvenile detention center in Florida.