“It’s better to work hard now so that you don’t have to work so hard later. As opposed to not working hard now and spending the rest of your life trying tocatch up,” Mrs. Hartman said. This is a piece of advice that she’d like all ofher students to take with them; this advice also ties into her teaching ethic. Tosome of the students Hartman may look like a new face, but the sophomores andfreshmen may know her best. In 2009, Hartman moved from the high school to themiddle school to teach seventh grade English. Her first year teaching in themiddle school was shared with this year’s sophomores. She enjoys seeingfamiliar faces; “It’s like walking in and having old friends there,” she said.She is really interested in seeing how they have grown. This year she is thelibrarian, teaching English 10 – cyber and in school – and communications. Hartmanhopes that when students leave her, they will one day remember what she taughtthem. “All learning applies. It’s just when it will apply, I suppose,” Hartmansaid. She not only hopes they remember the material, but one day will use it inreal life situations. She also believes that all students can learn. “I’mnot going to let a student slip through the cracks because they choose not tolearn. I’m going to try to get them involved in my class. I’m going to try tohelp them understand the material, and hopefully I can add some fun to it,”Hartman said. Besides being ready to learn, Hartman only expects one thing:effort from her students. Eventhough Hartman is teaching two different types of classes and handles thelibrary, she can do much more. Hartman is certified in many areas, including:English, communications, marketing and distributive education and librarymedia. Sheused to be the president of a small company in the business world, which iswhat she majored in at Westminster College. Hartman then became an emergencysubstitute teacher for approximately one year. The principal at what used to beCenter High School convinced her to get her teaching certificate. This is whenshe got her teaching certification from Robert Morris University. On topof everything, she said that all is going well. “I’m very happy to be in thehigh school. I’m really enjoying the staff and the students,” Hartman said.