By Anabella Wilkinson

Ms. Virlouvet  was always intrigued by being a teacher, even at a very young age. When she was older she moved to France where she did her undergraduate degree. After that she did a teaching assistant program and taught in an elementary school. She says she hated it, probably because the kids were too little. 

Eventually she taught at a high school and loved it. 

“[Working at the high school] just kind of solidified things for me and I knew that it was what I wanted to do,” said Virlouvet.

She says teaching can be an emotional rollercoaster at times. 

“The highs are really high and the lows are really low,” said Virlouvet. 

Virlouvet loves Lincoln, although she thinks there are some problems with the funding. 

“I don’t like the fact that it’s not funded enough,” she said. “I think it’s crazy that I have to buy tissues for my classroom.” 

Virouvet is not only a hard working teacher, she’s one of the only teachers at Lincoln who teaches two completely different subjects. She’s taught English and French for the three years she has taught at Lincoln. 

Teaching new different subjects can be difficult. 

“It is hard in the sense that my brain has to shift from literally one language to another language, but I also think it really balances me out,” said Virlouvet. 

An important mentor who has shaped Virlouvet as a teacher and person was her high school French teacher Maddam Ji. 

“She was the first person to teach me about feminism and just so many big world ideas,” said Virvoulet. 

Virlouvet has many interests outside of school. For example, she loves to hang out with her husband and dog. They all regularly do outside things such as camping and backpacking. 

“I love being outside. I feel like my best self outside,” said Virvoulet. However, she also loves to go work out at Burn Cycle.