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Friday, April 11, 2025
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Shupe Enjoyed PCHS Experience as Student By EDEN BOWMAN Cougar Growl Staff Rebekah Shupe went to Pu- laski County High School and “The ‘nerds’ are actually the cool kids,” she said with a laugh. While in high school, she ferred to Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, to get her master’s degree. Shupe’s degree is in biology, so took the job and loved it. She teaches science, more spe-
cifically, biology, although she has taught ecology before as well. Her favorite subject to teach is biol- ogy. She loves science because she wants to know the why, and she loves the labs. She wishes people knew that teachers are just like everyone else. They have lives and families. They are just here to do their job. “High school is not forever.
also worked. She was a certified lifeguard. During the summers, she worked at Dublin Swim Club, and during the school year she worked at the YMCA. Shupe went to UVA-Wise for her freshman year. Because she was a first-generation college student, she struggled to afford it. She left to get her associate’s degree at New River Community College. She then transferred to Radford University and got her bachelor’s degree in science and biology. Afterwards, she trans-
she has not always been a teacher. After graduating with her mas- ter’s degree, she went to work at Purdue University in Indiana. There, she worked as a research scientist. She enjoyed working there, doing genetic tree planting. Although Mrs. Shupe enjoyed her work, she decided wanted to be back home and be with her family. When she moved back here, she was trying to find a job, and the high school was look- ing for a high school teacher. She
graduated in 2015. While in high school, her favorite subject was science. She was also involved in quite a lot of extracurricular activities. In her freshman year, she competed in basketball and track. Later on in her high school career, she got into the band. She played the clarinet and was in the concert band, marching band, and jazz band. She also got into winter guard and MACC.
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