By Cindy Bone – Staff Reporter

Mr. Healy teaches English and Creative Writing classes to multiple grade levels at Law. Advocate Staff Reporter Cindy Bone interviewed Healy about his school year.

Cindy Bone: How was your school year and is there anything you would like to improve on for next school year?

Mr. Healy: This was a great year. It really comes down to the students. Each class is unique, but it only works if you all bring good energy, and all of my classes were positive, funny, and enjoyable. I would love to improve how I deal with phones, and with Chat-GPT/AI. 

CB: What classes are you teaching next year?

MH: I taught English 2 and Advanced Creative Writing this year. I just learned that there will be no Advanced Creative Writing next year but hopefully we can come back strong in 2025-26. As far as I know, I’ll still be teaching English 2.

CB: What was your highlight of the year?

MH: Definitely publishing our fifth book in Advanced Creative Writing and taking that class to New York City last week. That class and working with young authors will always be special to me. 

CB: Anything in particular you are looking forward to next year?

MH: I love being a teacher because we are the only profession I can think of that gets a huge reset every year. I can look at what I’m doing as a teacher with fresh eyes after a long break and try something new. So each year brings a lot of fun, new possibilities. Also, by the end of next year I’ll have my educational leadership degree, so that’s pretty cool. 

CB: What is one piece of advice you would give to all your students you have had in the past year?

MH: Just be positive. To yourself, to each other, to your family, your friends, etc. Be a good person. Being positive doesn’t mean being delusional or ignoring problems, it’s just a habit you can build. Remind yourself things are not too bad,  things often seem worse than what they are, and our brains are very good at focusing on the negative. So put in practices of positivity in your life. I don’t know, we’re all relatively lucky here at Law. We need to remind ourselves of that.