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New Staff Spotlight Pt. 2

Staff new in the 2025-2026 school year

By Alana Nichols and Elaine Nguyen

April 10, 2026

Mr. Brady currently teaches social studies to 7th graders and world studies to 9th graders. Before teaching at Lane, he taught in Mundelein, at Grayslake Central High School, and at UIC College Prep High School. Brady said that he is very happy working at Lane because he sees that everyone in the school has their own ideas.

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Before becoming a PE and health teacher at Lane, Ms. Booth worked at Senn High School for one semester, covering a teacher who was on maternity leave. She also worked at DePaul College Prep. Booth said that she enjoys working at Lane. In addition, she said that her daughter will attend LTAC for 7th grade for the 2026-27 school year.

Mr. Buckridge teaches unified PE at Lane. Before coming to Lane, he taught Special Education for seven years in Orlando and then taught Special Education at New Trier for a year. Buckridge said that Lane is the best school in CPS and one of the best in the state. He added that kids enjoy being part of Lane because they “really focus on academics and sports or whatever their niche might be.”

Mr. Alosio is a PE teacher at Lane. Previously, he taught at DeWitt Clinton Elementary School, John Jay Elementary School in Mount Prospect, and Lyons Township. “Lane’s been amazing,” Alosio said. “The staff has been super friendly, super inviting, fun to work with, very collaborative.”

Ms. Arkwright teaches AP World History. Originally from the state of Ohio, Arkwright has also lived in Boston and taught U.S. History at a school there. One thing she likes about Lane is that she gets to “work with wonderful people” who are intelligent and willing to collaborate.

Mr. Brooks is a PE teacher at Lane. Previously he taught at Irving Elementary School. Brooks has had a completely different teaching experience at Lane, as he now works with high school students.

Ms. Fain is a science teacher, teaching physics and chemistry. Before teaching at Lane, she taught physics and biology at Lindblom Science Academy for 3 years. Fain said she really likes working at Lane. She used to be a professional scientist before becoming a science teacher.

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About the Contributors

Alana Nichols, Editor

Alana Nichols is a Lane Tech senior and has been involved with The Champion for her second year now. She took the class as a junior and instinctively enjoyed it, taking on a leadership role as an editor during her second year. She hopes to study psychology in the near future and use her experience with The Champion to better her social skills. She enjoys being outdoors, arts and crafts, and visiting new places.

Elaine Nguyen, Editor

Elaine Nguyen is an 18-year-old senior who has attended Lane Tech for four school years. She has written a short story collection titled “2023 Short Stories Around the World”, and is currently writing multiple novels, with one of them titled “Las Vegan Experience” and another titled “Welcome to San Francisco!”, which is in a play format. Nguyen enjoys writing news articles to showcase readers the beauty of traditional cultures that originate from places across the world, and other non cultural-based stories as well. She enjoys traveling to different cities across the United States and hopes to travel to all 50 states. Nguyen served as the Club President for Las Vegas Club during the 2024-25 school year and is currently serving as the Club President for the Turkish Club, Kazakh Uzbek Club, and Mongolian Club during the 2025-26 school year.