Tisha Kuchta

I joined the Loranger Memorial School staff in 2009 as a seventh grade language arts teacher after teaching for three years in Sanford. I found that the beach was my teaching home and officially became a gull. I work to incorporate a “real life” element to my lessons and make sure students share their work with an audience outside the classroom. My lifelong passion for teaching and learning has made every day an adventure in the classroom.

My education background includes a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism, as well as a master’s degree in education with a concentration in applied literacy. Before becoming a teacher, I spent time as a journalist for The York Weekly, a small weekly newspaper published in York, Maine. I was assigned the “education beat” and spent time in schools interviewing students, teachers, and administrators as well as school board members. This challenging job encouraged me to take risks, accept advice and embrace deadlines. Though the work as a reporter was exciting and meaningful, I felt, after my time spent in the schools, teaching was the path I needed to follow. Today I know I chose the right path.