Friday, September 19, 2008

Spotlight on Mr. Galloza




José L. Galloza, Jr

English Teacher

Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School



Name:
José L. Galloza, Jr

College(s) and Degrees(s):
La Salle University - BA Sec. ED (English)

• Work Experience:
I worked as a Non-teaching Assistant in a Philadelphia public high school for 17 years.

• Favorite books:
o Fiction: Life of Pi, Siddhartha
o Non-Fiction: The Autobiography of Malcolm X

• Favorite television show:
The Sopranos

• Last movie I loved:
The Dark Night

• Person (living or not) that I’d like to have lunch with and why:
Jimi Hendrix, because I would like to learn to play the guitar and write lyrics.

• Visiting this place makes me peaceful:
Ocean City, NJ

• One item on my “to do” list that I can’t seem to get to:
Painting

• Favorite animal (domestic or wild):
Platypus

• Favorite sports team:
Eagles, Sixers, Phillies, & Cubs (Harry Carey R.I.P.)

• Destination of my fantasy vacation trip:
Vieques, PR


Other information about Mr. Galloza -

  • I am an avid Cubs fan (“Holy Cow!”), having lived in Chicago for a total of 8 years.


  • I recently graduated from La Salle University (May 2008), where I attended evening classes for ten years while working for the School District of Philadelphia (thanks for the tuition assistance!)

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