Retiring Spanish teacher Dawn Spisak, seated, enjoys spending time with James Hart 8th graders, from left, Brynn Quirke, Alex Cordero, Addi Woodward, Akila Smith, Isabelle Order and Kylie Blasgen. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
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James Hart’s Dawn Spisak ends 35-year teaching career

For 18 years, Dawn Spisak has shared another world with James Hart School students through her Spanish language classes. She is saying “adios” to her students and the teaching profession. In all, she’s been in front of a classroom for 35 years. 

At James Hart, Spisak used games, songs and videos to enhance her teaching and keep eighth graders engaged in their introduction to the language and the cultures where Spanish is the first language.

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