Last week, I had the pleasure to speak with Mrs. Wirth. Mrs. Wirth is the newest Digital Art teacher to join Oratory this fall. She attended college at Stonehill, in Easton, MA. She said she wanted to come to Oratory because she missed teaching. During Halloween, high schoolers kept going to her house trick or treating, she then deeply missed teaching and came to Oratory in April 2024, applied, and got the job! The reason Mrs. Wirth teaches comes from when she was younger. She said “My Mom used to say I was born a teacher.” Her mom made her a little classroom to teach her little sister and “boss her around…” Although it’s been a few weeks, her favorite time from Oratory already was Freshman Orientation. It helped her feel welcome, and she helped the freshman feel more comfortable and welcome. Wirth said that the most interesting part about Oratory when she applied was how mature all of the students seemed. She loves the campus as she believes that the whole campus is peaceful and she loves how engaged the students are in all of their classes.