Mrs. Zoubek
Position: Family and Consumer Science teacher (Foods I/II/III/IV, LIFE, Child Development)
Hometown (High School): Gilman, Ill. (Gilman High School [now Iroquois West High School])
College/University (Degree): Northeast Missouri State University [now Truman State University] (Bachelors)/Olivet Nazarene University (Masters)/Olivet Nazarene University (Masters)
Years at Central High School: 20
Favorite thing about Central High School: Small town feel/small town school
Why you got into teaching: Four reasons:
To provide students with a safe place to be seen and heard just as they are.
To assist students in becoming productive members of our local communities and the greater world.
To educate students on topics that will impact their day-to-day living and to ensure they are provided with the tools to successfully do so.
To help students understand who they are as an individual and that they are worthy of love and kindness.
High school activities/groups/clubs/sports: National Honor Society, Illini Girls State, Color Guard, FHA, FFA, yearbook staff, newspaper staff, track, play, musicals
Favorite subject in school: Art and English
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Slack
Favorite snack: Anything healthy (fruit/crackers & cheese/nuts and seeds)
Favorite book: The Left Behind series
Favorite activity away from school: Traveling
Favorite sports team: Green Bay Packers
Something unique: I have a Barbie doll collection with approximately 100 dolls and a PEZ collection with approximately 150 dispensers.