BRHS’ new life science teacher brings creativity to the classroom
BY ISABELLE CURTIS
The semester at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) may be coming to a close, but for its newest staff member, Ally Ryan, 24, this is only the beginning. This is her first year as a full-time educator. Ryan teaches life science. She succeeds Sherrie Hersom.
"This school has been really great. All the teachers I've been working with have been amazing, so helpful, so awesome,” said Ryan.
Originally from western Maine, Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in science and teaching from UMaine Orono. She has always had an interest in anatomical biology, which she credits to growing up surrounded by the medical field with both parents working in nursing. Ryan’s mother even brought her into the operating room a few times. Ryan wasn't sure if she wanted to be a doctor, but still pursued a pre-med track as an undergraduate. Besides, she'd always been fonder of that side of biology than plants.
