TOWAMENCIN- Walking around A-pod, one can find a variety of English, math, and SAT prep classes; among that variety is Miss Brittany Truskowski’s classroom. A Souderton area native and a La Salle University graduate, Truskowski is certainly finding her way in her first year of teaching.

From a young age, Truskowski always liked the idea of teaching, and when she got to high school, she became more interested in math.

“Throughout high school, I learned that I liked math because it was right. Your work was right so your answer was right, or your work was wrong so your answer was wrong,” Truskowski said. “It wasn’t like English where a teacher may decide if they like your essay or not. Math just made sense.”

When college came, she decided to take more math and business courses, but quickly decided that wasn’t the route she wanted to take. Since teaching runs in her family, she decided to choose education as her major.

“I went into college wanting to study something math related, but I took a few classes and I hated them. I come from a family of teachers; my grandmother was a high school teacher and my mom is an elementary school teacher. I couldn’t just major in math at La Salle, so I picked up education just to appease my family. It was just something to get through, but then I [taught as a student teacher] and fell in love with it. I loved the students, I loved the job, I loved the work. It was a lot of fun, and I realized it was what I wanted to do,” she shared.

In her final years at La Salle, Truskowski was able to gain experience in a middle school, an all-girls school, and a Catholic school, but teaching at a public high school was the goal she had set for herself. Despite being a Souderton Area High School alumna, Truskowski did not have intentions to teach at her alma mater.

“Some part of me doesn’t want to go back there, but I do like being close to it. I didn’t want to refer to my old teachers by their first name, and my siblings still go there, it would just be too weird!” she says. “I know a lot of teachers who graduated from [North Penn High School] and they have some sort of camaraderie or passion about this school, but I don’t think you necessarily need to graduate from somewhere to be enthused about working there or have a love for North Penn. It just matters if you enjoy what you do,” said Truskowski.

Outside of teaching, Truskowski’s passions include exploring the city, spending time with her family, and running. She recently participated in the Broad Street Marathon back in May and hopes to continue doing similar events.

“I’m very family oriented and come from a big family so I try to spend as much time with them as I can. They only live 15 minutes away, so that makes it easy to see them. I also have a cat that I hate,” she joked.

Her college experience played a big role in finding her hobbies and interests.

“When I was at school at La Salle, I learned that I loved the city. The one thing I wish I could change about teaching at North Penn is that I can’t justify living in the city. I love any opportunity to go down there, whether it be walk around the city blocks, shop, eat (there’s a lot of culture and a lot to experience there.) Running the Broad Street in May was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I never thought I liked running, but I trained for the marathon and found that I really enjoyed it,” explained Truskowski.

Despite her inability to live in the city, Truskowski has found a home in the North Penn School District. As the school year continues, she looks forward to creating close bonds with her students and other workers in the building.