MHS welcomes many new faces
Chris Follick
Mr. Follick is one of the new English teachers here at MHS! He is 26 and originally a Lakeland Eagle from White Lake. Mr. Follick first came to MHS as a swim coach, after swimming on the
Lakeland swim team in high school and starting his coaching career there at age 17. He also ran cross country for the Eagles, and continues his athletic career today through coaching and running triathlons. He also works after school training teams in the weight room.
Mr. Follick’s goal is to inspire and establish relationships with his students, saying it’s important to set kids up for success in the future. Mr. Follick quoted his high school leadership teacher, Mr. Rolando, asking students “What will your legacy be?”, and imploring students to see the bigger picture.
Ryan McLeod
Watch out Game Of Thrones fans, you may have a serious contender! The only thing Mr. McLeod loves more than English is Game Of Thrones, having watched the entire series twice, read it once, and he is currently rereading the series.
Coming from Lake Orion, Mr. McLeod is a Central Michigan University and University of Michigan Flint graduate. He originally wanted to be a math teacher, but developed a passion for English his senior year of high school.
Mr. McLeod is also a big hockey fan, having played hockey when he was in school and is now a Red Wings supporter.
If you’re looking for a book recommendation, Mr. McLeod may be the man to ask. He always tries to give his students books that will get them interested in reading. One of his favorite books to teach is 1984, as it presents interesting viewpoints on social issues.
Carrie Eby
Originally from Saline, a graduate of Michigan State University, and now located deep in the quads, Ms. Eby is happy to be joining the Milford team! She teaches Biology and Intro to Physics and Chemistry.
Ms. Eby reflects happily on her days teaching middle school in Flint, where her students used to break out into random dance parties, but is glad to be working in high school.
She says that she always knew she wanted to be a teacher, as she’s always had her younger brothers to teach. Her favorite thing in high school was her science labs, and remembers her Biology teacher that always spent time helping and tutoring her when she needed it.
In her free time, Ms. Eby likes to ride her horse, or play with her dog.
Connie Gilbert
Mrs. Gilbert h
as transferred over from Lakeland, where she taught for seven years, and is now a teaching Algebra and Geometry. She attended Central Michigan University and Oakland University, and her high school days were spent here at Milford High.
During high school, Mrs. Gilbert ran track and played basketball. She had several current MHS teachers as her teacher, such as Ms. Mitchell, Ms. Sommer and Coach Sal! Milford High is also where she met her husband, Mr. Gilbert. Though they met on their first day of 9th grade, they were good friends in high school and didn’t start dating until college. Out of school. Mrs. Gilbert likes to hang out with her two sons, ages two and seven months old. When Gilbert was at MHS, the principal was Bruce Gilbert, Dave Gilbert’s father.
Laughing, Mrs. Gilbert remarked “It’s funny… my high school principal is now my father in law!”
Dianna Taylor
Ms. Taylor is joining the MHS English staff this year from Kalamazoo, where she taught middle school.
She grew up in Walled Lake, and graduated from Walled Lake Central High School before earning her degree at Western Michigan University.
Ms. Taylor says she always knew she wanted to be a teacher, and was inspired by all of her teachers. She hopes to make all of her students feel positively about school, have good memories, and share her love of learning. English is her favorite subject, and she loves writing creatively, journaling, and teaching others how to write. In her spare time, Ms. Taylor can be found cooking, as well as be active outdoors, going on local walking trails.
“There was never a dull moment in Kalamazoo,” Taylor said, but she is glad to be out of the “crazy middle school.”