By creating an environment that is analytical, memorable, and relatable, the many humorous teachers at St. Paul Academy and Summit School provide their students with a more thorough understanding of content, love of learning, and feeling of belonging.
This year honors the fullness of Southeast Asian American life—past, present, and still unfolding. LeMinh and Ngonethong reflect of their families' journey and hopes for the future.
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![History of names. Both US English teacher Emily Anderson, and US Physical Education teacher Cari Jo Anderson have interesting stories surrounding the similarity of their names. “[Anderson as a last name is] kind of nice because people know how to pronounce it easily but the common question is is it -son or -sen. I don’t know, it kind of takes away the feeling of individuality but people usually call me by my first name outside of school,” Anderson said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/andersons.jpg)
