Parking her car in the faculty lot far before most students, science teacher Nikki Carroll heads into CHS through the academy door. Talking with other teachers and administrators while walking to her classroom, she keeps up her pace. As she sets down her bag and keys, her daughter sits down in one of the classroom chairs while waiting for her teachers to arrive.

“I applied to work here specifically because my kids were going to be here,” Carroll said. ”last winter, I found out that the AP Environmental Science teacher was planning to retire and I applied so I could teach at the same school as my kid.” 

Carroll’s daughter Bailey was very enthusiastic about her mother working at CHS. With a strong belief that shared experiences build a sense of community, Carroll does not see any problem sharing a school with her kids.

“I was very excited, which surprised a lot of people,”Carroll’s daughter Bailey said. “There is just something so safe about having your parent at the school you go to.”

Carroll says that if Bailey were placed in her class, she would teach her daughter, but she would not seek it out. While Carroll is optimistic and enthusiastic about sharing the school with her daughter, she does not want to possibly sacrifice the quality of Bailey’s education here at CHS.