The BJHS has welcomed Bailie Hughes as their new seventh grade social studies teacher, even though this is not her first year in the Baldwin district. Hughes formally taught at the Baldwin Intermediate center as a third and fifth grade teacher.

“I have loved my first year at the junior high, it has been really cool to see my former students so grown up and how they have matured, and it has been so much fun to get to see them all throughout the day,” Hughes said.

7th grader Grayson Spurgeon is in Hughes 5th hour class.

“I like learning about the Kansas history and I like my teacher a lot, she’s very nice,” Spurgeon said. 

While Hughes has always been in Baldwin for her teaching career, she started as a sub. Hughes subbed in our district for 2 years. And then was also a para for a year in Baldwin. She has stayed in baldwin for her whole teaching career. 

“I love teaching in Baldwin,” Hughes said. “I love that it is such a small community and that everybody knows everybody it’s also nice because then I can keep in touch with all of my students,” 

Hughes is in her seventh year teaching with hopefully many more to come.