The only child of a close family whose mother was a teacher never thought she would ever be a teacher. Ms. Pound is a young, new English teacher at Hingham High School. She teaches three sophomore English classes and one Satire class with the seniors.

Students like Ashtin Burbank, who laughs for 60 minutes straight every day in Ms.Pound’s G block English class, raves to the other students about Ms. Pound’s unique teaching style and her funny stories. From her point of view, Ms.Pound believes that out of her students, she thinks she was most like the senior Emily Morrison or maybe Steph O’Connell.

After attending the University of Richmond and then completing her Master’s degree at Brown University, Ms.Pound discovered she wanted to be a teacher. “My mom was a teacher actually and people used to joke about how I was going to be one as well,” she said. “I would always say no because that’s not what I wanted to do, but then I was a teaching assistant in college and I really really liked it.”

Growing up, Ms. Pound attended an independent school with a small group of kids, but something about public schools attracted her attention when it came to teaching. Living in the city gives her the inner city life she wanted, but working in Hingham provides her with the peace of living in the suburbs as well. Walking into the high school as a new teacher, she was greeted by Hingham’s welcoming and friendly environment. Although she loves everyone at the school, she recognizes some issues that need to change.

Ms. Pound was one of the teachers at the second assembly in March. She did not hear the rude comments of a particular group because she stood in the back of the auditorium with her fellow teachers. Instead of venting her opinion about the changes in school atmosphere that may be needed here, Ms. Pound chose instead to voice her respect for the victims and the fellow students after the assembly who berated their peers for their misconduct.

“I have taught a lot of the drama kids and they have all been sweet and wonderful. I’ve loved having them in class. It takes a lot of guts to be in productions like that. And they have handled it so well that it has given me a better impression of the students at this school. They are incredible.”

Ms. Pound also shared her admiration for everyone in the English department, calling them her “squad”. From having family on a farm in Delaware to the busy city of Boston and the far away country of Australia, she is not opposed to moving. She even finds the idea exciting. However, she hopes to earn her PHD and specialize in more specific topics in English like literacy intervention and psychology.

The beloved new English teacher cannot wait to grow closer to the community of Hingham High School.