1. Name: Carol Engel2. What is your position at CV: I am a first grade teacher.
3. How long have you worked at CV: This is my 23rd year at CV.
4. Where is your hometown: I was born and raised in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. My high school was St. Paul Cathedral, which is now Oakland Catholic and I went to Pitt.
5. What is your favorite CV memory: My favorite CV memory is watching my own kids in their sports.
6. Who are your family members: I have been married to my husband, Tom, for 35 years. Our son, Matt, and his wife, Sarah, have been married for 6 years. Our daughter, Lauren, and her husband, Jimmy, were married this summer.
7. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was growing up, I really wanted to be a teacher.
8. What is on your music playlist? Music favorites are the oldies... Eagles, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Motown, lots more!
9. What is your favorite TV show? My favorite TV show is The Big Bang Theory, but I also really like The Good Wife and NCIS.
10. What is your favorite book? An author I like is Harlan Coban, I also like John Grisham.
11. Where did you eat the best mean you've ever had? And what was it? The best meals were at my mother-in-law and father-in-law's home. The food part didn't matter... the family gatherings were very special to me.
12. What is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is skiing, and my favorite spectator sports are baseball, football, and soccer. I great up a block away from Forbes Field, so baseball was the big thing for us as kids, but I like to watch most any sport.
13. How do you like to spend time when you are not working? When I'm not working, I like to be with family and friends.
14. What is the chore you absolutely hate doing? The chore I dislike most is ironing.
15. What is your favorite time of the day? My favorite time of day is the morning.
16. Who was your favorite teacher? My favorite teacher was my Intro to Psych professor. He somehow made everything interesting.
17. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Something I would like to learn is to be fluent in another language. I would also like to play well one of the instruments I can play a little.
18. If you could travel anywhere, where would it be? I would like to travel to every state in the US and see the small towns, the big cities, and the scenery in between. I would also like to see all of our national parks.
19. Who is somebody you admire? And why? I admire people who treat everyone with kindness and respect even if there is a disagreement.
20. What do you like most about working at Chartiers Valley? What I like most about working at Chartiers Valley is the people that make the Primary SChool a really nice place to be every day.
