The lunch was part of the school system's annual new-teacher orientation, held over four days at Reservoir High School. Deputy Superintendent Sandra Erickson said she was looking forward to the change of pace.
"When I get there, I stand in front of the food they tell me to and serve," she said right before going to the lunch. "I just smile and hand out the food."
327 new teachers
Howard County will welcome 327 new teachers this school year from various backgrounds and experiences.
Of the new hires, 42 are children of teachers and 60 are native Marylanders. Twenty-one states other than Maryland are represented in the latest crop, which also has an international flair, including natives of Canada, China, Columbia, Denmark, Germany, India, Nicaragua, Nigeria and Singapore. Many of the new hires are making a career change, having worked as cooks, advertising copywriters, choreographers, chemical engineers, youth ministers and professional musicians.
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