By ALYSSA MATLOSZ and LAURYN MASCIANA

Staff Writers

Teachers are typically thought of as having no other side to their lives other than teaching, as shown in many television shows and media. This certainly isn’t the case with sophomore U.S. History I teacher, Bill Clark.

Growing up, Clark said he dreamed of joining the U.S. Navy. The September after his high school graduation, he did just that. Clark said he worked as a recruiter, cook and baker for ten years. He later worked in construction and as a taxi driver.

Clark joined the MCVSD faculty and taught at the Academy of Allied Health and Science for six and a half years before coming to CHS, although he said he had not previously thought he would become a history teacher.

“I hate the biased nature of history. It’s told by the winners only. The overall traditional process is slanted, to say the least,” Clark said.

Clark said he does enjoy putting pieces of history together, and his current student sophomore Sallie Haas of Deal said she appreciated his style of teaching.

“He teaches history as a story rather than spitting out facts,” Haas said. “He relates situations in history to today, so we understand the information better.”

Within the school, Clark does more than teach. He is the adviser for Broadcast Club and co-adviser for the Class of 2016.

He also worked with adults with developmental disabilities and brain injuries for the past two years before he quit in August due to added stress. Even so, he often told his students of his “amazingly fulfilling” experiences at this job.

Currently he is working for a catering company on the weekends.

Even with his busy life inside and outside of school, Clark said he takes time for his favorite part of his job — the students.

“He is one of the best people I’ve ever met because he cares a lot, and it shows through the respect we all have for him,” Haas said.