Mr.Ballin

Years Spent at Irvington: 6 years

Hobbies: D&D, Exercising, Acting and Singing, Playing Guitar, Harmonica, Ukulele

Pets: 2 Dogs - a Golden Sheba, and a Pomeranian Mix

Fun Facts: Once played Country/Folk music in a Chinese restaurant called the Singing Bamboo weekly, in Tel Aviv Israel.

Favorite Experience at Irvington: Opening nights for each ICT production

Julie Menke

Years Spent at Irvington: 17

Pets: SUZIE(LAB), ZOEY (BOSTON TERRIER), & DIESEL(BOSTON TERRIOR)

Fun Facts: JUST BEING A GOOFBALL IN GENERAL MAKES ME HAPPY!!! LIFE IS SHORT SO HAVE FUN!

Favorite Irvington Experience: FACULTY FOLLIES IS WAY TOO MUCH FUN!! WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN HERE AT IRVTOWN

SUPER PROUD TO BE A VIKING AND LOVE HOW DEDICATED ASG STUDENTS ARE TO THIS SCHOOL!!

Emily Selle

Years Spent at Irvington: This is my first year here!

Hobbies: Books, movies, music, sewing, biking

Pets: 2 cats: Oscar and Louise

Fun Facts: I grew up in Wisconsin, moved to Chicago, and now I live in Oakland. I was a bartender, barista, and server before I started teaching.

Favorite Experience at Irvington: Getting to know my students

Mr.Willer

Years Spent Teaching: Since 2007, that’s 14 years

Favorite Experience at Irvington: I love when former students come back and update me on their lives; what they've done, what they've accomplished, what they're doing with their lives. In general, it's watching what students create when you give them a little bit of encouragement. I had one student who was really shy, I thought he was interested in photography so I gave him a camera in Sophomore year and by Senior year he became this whole photographer, it was a really cool transformation.

Krista Avon

Years Spent at Irvington: 11? Maybe 12.

Favorite Irvington Experience: I had a senior who didn't want to do QUEST, and basically decided not to graduate. But my whole class told him that wasn't an option, and around February he began the QUEST project. It was so incredible to watch him decide to put in that work. He passed QUEST, and at graduation he said, "Mrs. Avon, I'm HERE." Years later he came to Irvington and asked to shadow in my classroom because he was becoming a teacher himself.