By Grace Rex, Staff Writer The Posch family has had a long legacy of working at Norfolk Christian. Rachael Posch, the newest and youngest Posch, joined the NCS team a few years ago. I had the privilege to sit down and talk with Ms. Posch about her job at NCS. So with no further adieu, here are some things you should know about Norfolk Christian’s youngest teacher, Ms. Posch. Ms. Posch was born and raised here in the Tidewater area. She is a Norfolk Christian graduate herself. Then, she went on to attend Old Dominion University, majoring in General Biology. She said she “never pictured herself working at NCS but the Lord works in mysterious ways'' and has enjoyed working with people who taught her and her family. Ms. Posch works as a high school paraeducator, meaning she “has the privilege to work with students who may struggle academically or have other things that challenge them.” She said she loves helping them in any way she can. Her ultimate goal at NCS is to “support students academically, spiritually, and emotionally. And just give them someone to rely on”. Ms. Posch said her favorite part about working at NCS is “the people.” She loves how “it's a place that can see beyond the grades and really see the person behind the grades”. Getting to know students as people, not as grades, is just one thing Ms. Posch does daily. Photo by Lily Strickland; Ms. Posch is known for her kind and funny personality in her interactions with students. A fun fact about Ms. Posch is she loves to travel. She told me a few places she has had the privilege to go to including all over the US, the Bahamas, Mexico, Iceland, Italy, France, Germany, and Ecuador. She is incredibly grateful for all the experiences and places she has been and hopes to continue to travel in the future. She also described herself as “an adrenaline junkie”, one example being going skydiving when she was 18.
I asked Ms Posch if she could describe herself in one word and after much consideration she landed on “passionate”. She said that she can get “fired up about things and [be] a good advocate for things [she] believes in.” I spoke with a few NCS students who can attest to that as well. Junior Ella Nixon said that she loves how “caring and selfless she is”. The consensus at NCS is that Ms. Posch truly cares about her students and will fight to help them in any way she can. Ms Posch said that she hoped that “When [we are her] age, [she] hopes [we] remember that [she] was someone who cared about [us].” I asked Ms Posch if she had one message to give to NCS what it would be. She replied with two different responses. To NCS as a whole, she urges everyone to “never lose sight of why this school has started - to be a safe haven for Christian students to grow and shine and defend faith in public.” To the students specifically, she said “Be authentically you, and be kind.” She also specified that “grades aren't everything!” She stressed the importance for students to “work to the best of your ability like you are working for the Lord.” She finished by saying to everyone, “The way you interact with people makes a difference.” Ms. Posch works hard alongside all of our Norfolk Christian teachers to ensure that all students not only get a good education but also feel valued and loved. This passionate personality is what sets Ms. Posch apart from everyone else. If you ever need an advocate, stop by the Student Learning Center and ask for Ms. Posch.
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