International Women’s Day is on March 8th which is on International Women’s Month; it’s a day to celebrate the social, economic, and political achievements of women.
The United Nations officially designated March 8th as International Women’s Day in 1977, following their initial observance in 1975. Some of the most prominent countries to celebrate this day are China, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Italy.
For those of us who couldn’t use Valentine’s Day to its best, you now have a second chance! However, this doesn’t mean that March 8th is just a day for men to celebrate their girlfriends or wives, it’s a day for either men or women to show appreciation to all the women in their lives, especially those who get overlooked.
There are many women who contribute to our daily lives, such as our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, friends, peers, and even coworkers. There are also important women at John Dewey High School who take on various roles and whose efforts go underappreciated, especially by the students. Among many of these women are Ms. Savino, Ms. Rosenblum, and Ms. Frias.
Some people might know Ms. Savino as the dean, or as their psychology teacher, but she does more than grading assignments and policing the halls. Ms. Savino has been at John Dewey for 26 years, she teaches dual enrollment psychology class and college-now psychology, and she is the dean of our school.
“I get to interact with all the students in the building. When you are a dean, you are a teacher, a guidance counselor, a social worker, you play all different roles and I like that I get to help other students and I interact with all the students on that level,” Ms. Savino said.
“I hope I’m able to help students to achieve goals later in life, or help them go on to college or trade school. I want them to be successful and happy in life at the same time,” she said.
Many people think being a teacher or working at a school is easy, they believe that they’re done with all their work and can be free to do whatever they want early in the day. However, this is not true, some teachers like Ms. Savino even work on Saturdays. “The job doesn’t stop here. A lot of teacher’s continue working when they get home, they have papers to grade, quizzes to write,” Ms. Savino said.
“From a student’s perspective, I don’t want you to see me as the bad guy, I want you to see me as just the person … another outlet… There’s a lot of us [deans] that are very intelligent, that have a vast array of knowledge that we can provide help with [school] work as well,” Ms. Savino said.
Ms. Savino is a great hard-working woman who has a passion for psychology, and who would like to get to know students better on a deeper level. With so many prominent women making Dewey the community that it is, be sure to check out a detailed look at Ms. Rosenblum’s impact on our school.
