Staff Spotlight

Northwestern Local Schools
Home of the Huskies

7569 North Elyria Road, West Salem, OH 44287

Phone: (419) 846-3974
Fax: (419) 846-3750

Jana Carozza - STEM teacher

Name: Jana Carozza
Family: husband- Steven Carozza daughters- Sophie (K), Sadie (PreK), and Sylvie (2 years old)
Name of parents: Mike and Becky Burkholder
Pets: Two huskies- Thor and Fiona, and a tortoise- Leroy
High School Graduated from: NHS 2008
College Graduated From: Muskingum University 2012
Hobbies: Being a mom, Crossfit, and anything outdoors
Recently Read Books: John Grisham books my mom gives me
Favorite Movie: This is hard…there are so many…of all time would have to be Forrest Gump
Favorite Restaurant: This is hard too...I love food too much to pick!
Favorite Sports Team: College: The Ohio State Professional: Indians
The best thing about Northwestern is… that I am back home and that here is like family
Who inspired me to choose this career path: My dad, I always used to play in his science classroom
My greatest hero is… my mom, she is the backbone of my family
My greatest phobia is… spiders…
My favorite Quote/Phrase/Scripture… Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right-Henry Ford
My greatest accomplishment is… being a momma ?

Rebekah Mitchell - Intervention Teacher

Name: Rebekah (Becky) Mitchell
Family: Husband- Patrick Mitchell, Son- Jaxson Mitchell, Daughter- Piper Mitchell, Sisters- Tiffinay (Howells) and Devon Williams,
Name of parents: David Williams, Step mom Laura Williams, Deb Williams
Pets: Buckeye (Dog)
High School Graduated from: Northwestern High School 2005
College Graduated from: Hiram College 2010
Hobbies: Running, Volleyball, Golf, hanging out with my family.
Recently Read Books: Tattooist of Auschwitz
Favorite Movie: Any Disney movie but Aladdin is most likely my favorite
Favorite Restaurant: Olive garden or Flemings steakhouse
Favorite Sports Team: College: The Ohio State Professional: Cavs, Indians, and Browns
The best thing about Northwestern is… The community and small town feel always make you feel at home. It’s about that sense of belonging and I think that is something we all need in today’s world is to feel like we belong somewhere.
Who inspired me to choose this career path: Many of my teachers that I had here at Northwestern as a student inspired me to become a teacher
Few people know that I… Golfed in College even though I never Golfed in High School
My greatest phobia is… Spiders
My favorite Quote/Phrase/Scripture… “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” Eleanor Roosevelt
My greatest accomplishment is… My two children Piper and Jaxson they made me a mom and make me strive to do good things for them so their lives were as fun as mine growing up.

Northwestern Local Schools
Home of the Huskies

7569 North Elyria Road, West Salem, OH 44287 | Phone: (419) 846-3974 | Fax: (419) 846-3750

7571 North Elyria Road, West Salem, OH 44287 | Phone: (419) 846-3151 | Fax: (419) 846-3361

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