Mrs. Veronica Vega » Thinks You Need to Know About Mrs. Vega

Thinks You Need to Know About Mrs. Vega

1. Where were you raised?

In Chicago.

2. What schools did you attend?

Elementary school I went to Newberry Academy. For high school, I went to Guerin College Prep, and for college I went to Loyola University.

3. When did you decide to be a teacher?

I decided to be a teacher my junior year in college when I realized that I have been teaching all of my life. I taught martial arts and Sunday school and dance classes during my teenage college years so I realized I had always been a teacher and extended it to English literature and history.

4. Do you have any pets?

I do not have any pets at the moment.

5. Any hobbies?

I do have a few hobbies. I love gardening. I love competitive dancing in salsa and Bachata, and I love traveling.

6. Birthday?

2-27-1992

7. What did you major in?

I majored in History and English with a minor and philosophy, and I was pre-med for three of those years

8. What university/college did you attend?

I attended Loyola University Chicago in the Rogers Park area

9. How did you feel well doing it?

At first, I didn’t think I would like Loyola ,because it was not my first choice, but I met such incredible people there and had really great mentors as well as their programs were pretty amazing, so I ended up realizing it was the best school for me

10. Any clubs/programs?

In college, I was a part of the black cultural center. I was a part of the gardening club, and I was a part of a Filipino hip-hop dance team as well as an African dance team at Cary High School. I have been the cheerleading coach for the spirit and competitive team, as well as the sponsor for the black student union for seven years and the sponsor for the poetry club for three years.