By Matthew Sanchez and Adrian Vitale – Social Media Editors

Chemistry teacher Ms. Turcotte has been teaching at Jonathan Law for 19 years.

Before coming to Law, Turcotte interned at Law for a year while working on one of her Masters degrees.

“I only teach Chemistry because that is the science discipline that I most enjoy,” Turcotte said. “I teach Introductory Chemistry classes to sophomores and Chemistry electives such as Pharmaceutical Chemistry and AP/UCONN ECE Chemistry to juniors and seniors. I honestly enjoy teaching all of them equally, but if I had to choose one, I would say AP/UCONN ECE because it is a second-year class. The students already have a chemistry background, which allows us to dig deeper into concepts, to do more complex laboratory work, and to do more math, which I enjoy.”

Turcotte said she enjoys all of her students and classes this year and is currently preparing them for their midterm exam.

“My regular chemistry classes are great – I have very nice, academically motivated students who consistently work hard in my class and take it seriously,” Turcotte said. “I am confident that they will be prepared enough to do well on their midterm exams.” 

Turcotte is also the advisor for Law’s Science Club which will compete in the Harvard Invitational Science Olympiad in February and the CT State Science Olympiad at UConn in April.

“The science club is going well so far,” Turcotte said. “We have two teams, each with 15 students, and we have many additional members who attend meetings and assist our teams in preparing for their events. (Science teacher) Mrs. Gagnon is my new co-advisor this year and is very organized. Mr. Stanton, who retired last year, is still committed to helping us out and shows up every Monday for our meetings. Our teams did very well last year at UCONN, with many earning medals. We are hopeful for another fun and successful season.”

Turcotte’s students said she always has a positive attitude in the classroom.

“Ms. Turcotte is my favorite science teacher in the school,” sophomore Alex Florio said. “She’s always understanding, kind, and willing to help.”

Turcotte cares about her students and helps them to be the best students they can be

“Ms. Turcotte always helps out in class and explains topics clearly,” sophomore Thomas Davis said.