“What has kept me going all these years (over 40 years) are the students.  They are the best—they make teaching worthwhile.”   
--Pat McCarthy, Math Teacher

“The best part of my day is working in the classroom.  It is a joy to discuss issues of the nation with tomorrow's leaders.  It is exciting to be developing citizens who not only will lead our nation, but who also have a strong sense of service to those who need a hand up in society.  Recently, a senior came to me and said, ‘Mrs. Smoot, I know what I want to do with my life.  My family has always been involved in the area of science, and it was expected that that is what I would do.  But, I told my parents that I want to be a government teacher like you, and they were okay with that.’  As a teacher I deliver information to students and hope that a portion of it will take.  You never know what little spark will become a full blown fire.  When a student lets you know this, getting up every morning is easy.”
--Linda Smoot, Social Studies Department Chair

“Brebeuf Jesuit offers a caring, safe, and nurturing environment which emphasizes the education of the whole child.  We insist on academic excellence, emphasizing a young person's complete development to include lessons about spirituality, love, justice and values.  Teachers at Brebeuf can spend their time doing what they are supposed to be doing: teaching!”
--Michelle Martin, Language Department Chair

“After years of working in public education, it was refreshing to come to a school that is oriented to a mission that goes beyond doing the minimum. The history of Jesuit education and its goal to create leaders with the skills and commitment to create a better world for everyone is motivation enough to get out of bed each day (and to refocus myself when I have a bad day).”
--JD Ferries-Rowe, Director of Information Technology

“I was new to Indianapolis when I  started working at Brebeuf, and I am so happy to be here because it feels just like it did when I worked in my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin: great people working together to advance the future through our children.  Whether you teach or are support staff, it is all for the same purpose.  Our world will be a better place because of schools like Brebeuf Jesuit.  The future leaders are here  and that is what is great about this school.”
--Carolyn Knorr, Student Billing Accountant

“I didn't decide to come to Brebeuf.  In fact, I rejected the first opportunity.  I had a good job at Bloomington North, loved my students there, and felt I was making a difference.  Then I went home and thought about it. Ever since my conversion to Catholicism, I had said that when I retired from public school teaching, I would like to get a job in a parochial school.  Here was a job staring me in the face  not just at a parochial school, but at BREBEUF.  Okay, I conceded; I will apply, but I won't pull strings; I won't do anything other than send in my resume.  Two weeks later I got a phone call from Jana Haffley ’86.  She explained she would be the new chair in English and wanted to talk with me.  What I thought was coffee to catch up with each other, turned into a job interview.  I should mention that Jana is a former student from a class in English Education at IU.  The Jesuit question—‘Where is God in this?’—was all too easy for me to answer.  God was clearly all over this decision; in fact, He seems to have made the decision for me.  I just went along and tried not to get in the way of unfolding events.  The next thing I knew was I being interviewed by Mr. Noga and within a week offered a position in the English Department (a department, by the way, which is the best I have ever been in).  It felt like jumping on one of those people movers.  I haven't stopped grinning since the ride started.”
--Sharon Sperry, English Teacher