By Angel Perkins Correspondent
The Triton School Corporation has three new faces greeting its students this school year.
At the elementary, Rhonda Hostetler is now reinforcing skills as primary resource teacher.
Originally from Walkerton, she attended Indiana University in South Bend before becoming a paraprofessional in special education at North Liberty Elementary from 1999-2005. She went on to substitute for the John Glenn School Corp., the Union North School Corp., and Triton School Corporation while in school full time and then student taught at LaVille Elementary.
In May 2009, Hostetler graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education K-6 and in Special Education K-6.
She said she chose to work in special education because of several  people.

“The first, and most important, is a young lady that I was an aide for at North Liberty  Elementary,” Hostetler explained. “She and her family inspired me to be an advocate and educator for those with special needs. I can also give credit to three wonderful teachers at that time who always encouraged me and recognized my potential. I am very grateful for all my opportunities.”
Married to Wayne Hos-tetler for 19 years, the couple has two sons.
“Our youngest attends John Glenn High School and our oldest is a student at IUSB,” she said. “My husband and I volunteer on a regular basis for the Falcon Pride at John Glenn, of which both of our children are or have been members.”
Hostetler said for her, the easiest aspect of her new position is the students. “I enjoy teaching and helping students discover their highest potential,” she explained. “The hardest aspect of the position is scheduling and time.”
At the junior senior high school, Mary Hoard (Spanish) and Matthew Arvesen (Earth/Space Science) have been added to the faculty training Triton’s youth.
Hoarde hails from Columbus, Ohio and attended Grace College in Winona Lake majoring in music.
The 22 year old said she comes from a musically-inclined family that has incorporated their individual talents with what they enjoy as educators. “My older sister and my parents are educators,” Hoard explained.  “I was more interested in music and fought the teaching gene but I realized it’s what I really do love.”
In high school Hoard said she enjoyed learning new languages (she took some French as well as Spanish) and during college wasn’t sure which direction she wanted to take: teaching music, Spanish and had even taken some business classes. “I did my first portion of student teaching at Warsaw Community and the last six weeks at a private school… Oasis International in Ankara, Turkey,” Hoard said.
The international training not only allowed her a varied look at educating youth but allowed her some time to spend with her new husband Paul’s family who live in Turkey.
“We’ve been married a little over a month,” she said. “We met at Grace and my professor alerted me to the opening at Triton. My husband is still working toward his Masters so I planned on staying in the area.”
She said the Warsaw School Corporation too had an opening but she liked the “small school setting” Triton offered and had met and was impressed by the administration. “I thought it would be a better fit,” she explained.
Hoard advises students new to learning the Spanish language, “The easiest part is that it’s quite similar to English; there are a lot of cognates and it has similar usage. The hardest part is learning the different types of verbs.”
“You’re learning an entire new world view, a new culture, and a new way of thinking,” she said. “You’re taking on a lot more than just learning a language.”
More on Arvesen’s background will be published as it is available.