biography...
Spanish Teacher:
4th-8th Grade:
Rosella Cambre was
born in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico. She moved to the United
States in 1980 at the age of 8, and was raised in different cities of
Louisiana. She attended Ponchatoula High School and graduated
with her BA in Arts and Sciences (major in Spanish and minor in
Hispanic Ethnic Studies) from Southeastern Louisiana University.
At SLU she was President of the Spanish Club for 2 years.
In 2001, Cambre
began her teaching career at Oak Forest Academy in Amite, LA; where
she taught High School Spanish 1 and 2. There, she was the sponsor for
the Student Council and the Interact Clubs. In 2002,
Cambre moved to her husband’s hometown in Destrehan and worked at
Blenk High School in Gretna, LA; where she taught Spanish 1, 2 3 and
4. She was the Spanish Club moderator.
Rosella joined the
Holy Ghost School faculty on August 2003. Presently in her fith
year, she teaches fourth through eighth grade. She will be
moderating Holy Ghost’s Student Council this year. At Holy Ghost,
she was trained in Thinking Maps, Boys/Girls Town Skills, Write from
the Beginning, Kagan Cooperative Learning and Basic Religion classes.
Cambre resides in
Ponchatoula with her husband and daughter.
Rosella is very
passionate about her culture and others as well. She loves
teaching Spanish to children especially, because of their enthusiasm
in learning about other cultures. Her hobbies begin in being a
mom and wife, making crafts, painting/refinishing furniture together,
shopping, music and most of all watching LSU football during the
season.
Rosella feels that
God called her to choose HGS because of her Catholic upbringing.
She attended catholic schools in elementary both in Mexico and the
U.S. She enjoys being able to pray with her students and learn
together more about our God. She is thankful to have her
precious angel attend HGS.