Rhonda Bash, a biology and chemistry teacher at Prairie High School, started her career almost 30 years ago and continues to kindly welcome students, the same way she was welcomed by Prairie staff long ago.
Bash has always had the passion to help students in any way possible, being one of the main reasons she went into the teaching field. Having this large drive to help students, she went into the teaching field by going to college for seven years. She started her college endeavors by taking undergraduate work at Central Washington University (CWU) and then transferring to Eastern Washington University. Bash obtained her bachelor’s degree in education at CWU. She then proceeded to get her master’s degree in education through the city universities.
Bash slowly found her passion and love for the science field as the years went by. It all started when she was younger and took botany, which she happened to enjoy. She then took Biology 101 the following semester, which immediately drew her interest more into the science pathway.
There were many job boards available at Eastern Washington University, one of them being involving a job opportunity at Prairie High School. She then took the job opportunity and was put into the science department. As soon as she got to Prairie High School, she felt “welcomed by Prairie staff” and she “loved the nature of the school”. Bash immediately fell in love with Prairie High School and the students and staff that came along with the job.
One of her top students, Mackenzie Moore, a junior at Prairie High School, took 2 of her classes, chemistry and AP biology. She loves Mrs. Bash’s teaching style allows her to “have freedom with teaching and understanding information” and “incorporating fun ideas into labs and assignments”. Moore states that she provides a fun and easy-to-learn environment, allowing students to get a “good relationship, especially personal and long-lasting relationships.”
Bash continues to make a large impact on students to this day. She will always strive to bring back that feeling of being welcomed, as she was when she came to Prairie, to all her students and fellow staff members.
