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By Taylor Calame P Protons, neutrons, electrons, and other elements make up a wonderful classroom. A classroom full of love, positive attitudes, and enjoyment. Melanie Lyons has been teaching Chemistry at Huntley High School for 11 years. She enjoys her teaching environment every day and inspires her kids to always do their best.
When Lyons was younger, she had an interest in science and knew she wanted to pursue a career involving it. Before teaching at Huntley High School and after she got her degree in Chemistry, she worked in a lab with a strict study in Chemistry.
“I found myself being the person who would learn new technology, learn new equipment, and teach it to my group of peers,” Lyons said.
After her realization of her always teaching and leading the lab group to success, she knew she wanted to be a Chemistry teacher.
Lyons is an extroverted and a very positive person and enjoys interactions with people so she decided working in the lab was not the best fit for her.
“Teaching is what I really enjoy,” Lyons said.
Not only is Lyons a Chemistry teacher, as she is also an NHS sponsor, part of the school improvement team, and school safety committee. Being involved in extra activities has allowed Lyons to devote her time and energy as well as helping the programs grow.
Although Lyons has many memories loving every class and all her students, her favorite memory was from her fourth hour class of 2018-2019. “My fourth hour class had a great Melanie Lyons teaches her chemistry class
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personality and worked together like every teacher would want for their class,” Lyons said.
Outside her classroom, she enjoys traveling the world with her husband and spending precious time with her eight grandchildren.
Lyons and her husband always look forward to their annual trip to Hawaii while spending quality time together. Lyons is a wonderful teacher and a great person to have in the Huntley community. She has inspired many students to always do their best, go outside their comfort zones, and express who they are.
“I am very passionate about teaching. It is not always about the content as I am passionate about connecting with students in such a way that they learn about life, and that’s even more important than Chemistry,” Lyons said.
In Lyons’ classroom, there is never a dull moment. Besides science, she presents positive lessons that will live with each student for the rest of their life.
“When they leave Huntley High School they may not pursue a career in science at all, so I hope in my class they take away some things such as having positive relationships, how to talk to peers, and how to collaborate, and present developing life skills in the classroom,” Lyons said.
Lyons’ love for students continues to grow every day. After high school, she enjoys keeping in touch with her students on social media.
“I love keeping track of their college, military, work experiences, marriages or births of their children. I have been known to give a little advice every once in a while, too,” Lyons said.
It is great to have a teacher as a friend outside of school for guidance, conversation, and memories. Lyons has several relationships with her past students and loves hearing from them.
“Once you have been my student you will always be my student and maybe a friend. In everything I do in life, I try to be a role model by being supportive and involved,” Lyons said.
