One teacher at Marist High School loves to try new activities. Mrs. Oberwise, who teaches in the math department, has many plans for the near future.
“Next year, when my daughter goes away to college, my husband and I would like to have dinner at a different restaurant every Friday night instead of driving to my kid’s football games or golf tournaments,” said Oberwise.
Oberwise is looking forward to trying new restaurants but wouldn’t consider herself a “foodie.” She describes herself as a picky eater.
“I will try new foods but, I would prefer a steak from a medium, rather than a $120 steak from Gibsons,” says Otherwise.
She also wants to step outside of her comfort zone and try exercise classes.
“I want to try water yoga. I’m not very good at working out because I don’t like to sweat or be hot, but if I’m in the water I think that will be fun. Another type of yoga I would be interested in doing is goat yoga,” said Oberwise.
After exploring unique exercise, she plans to check out some new destinations.
“I love to travel. Last year, my husband and I took our daughter to look at colleges in Hawaii, South Carolina, and North Carolina. I have been on a cruise so I have been to the Caribbean islands. My family and I have also visited Iowa, Kentucky, and Tennessee to look at colleges for my son,” says Oberwise.
In addition to travel, Oberwise loves to read “good old-fashioned books instead of digital or audiobooks. I love to sit on my back deck and read my book before I go to bed,” says Oberwise.
While exploring and new adventures are on the horizon, right now all the focus is on her family.
“Most of my time is devoted to my children. My daughter is a senior at Marist High School and plays flag football and I have to drive way up north to watch her game today. My son is a freshman at the University of Kentucky so, I’ve either been going to his golf tournaments or my daughter’s volleyball and flag football games,” said Oberwise.
Now she is facing the challenge of having her daughter about to go away to college, on top of not having her son at home.
“The biggest thing I’m dealing with at the moment is my son being six hours away. You raise your kids so that they can go on and be independent humans and do wonderful things. Up until this year, he would come home every night and we would talk. Now I’ll text him and sometimes he doesn’t even answer me or will reply with a short response,” said Oberwise.
A student of hers Rita Loureiro, says Oberwise is an engaging teacher.
“Oberwise uses real-life references to get you connected to the math that you are doing,” says Loureiro.
Loureiro believes Oberwises number one priority is to make sure her students connect and are in a secure learning environment.
“Mrs. Oberwise makes an effort to make the classroom a very welcoming space for the students by being attentive and preparing us well before a test,” says Loureiro.
