BY BEN TUGENDSTEIN

As the 2011-12 school year arrives in full swing, freshmen aren’t the only ones finally getting acclimated to the new environment. MHS’ newest teachers are beginning to find comfort in the hallways of Post and Palmer as well.

Allison Parsley, the new PACE dance teacher, is thrilled to finally teach in a school that appreciates the arts. In her high school growing up, she was not exposed to the arts as much as students at MHS are. “The arts are much more respected here,” she said.

Parsley went to Franklin and Marshall University for her undergraduate degree and then moved on to New York University and Ohio State University for graduate school. Prior to MHS, Parsley taught dance at an elementary school in Brooklyn for five years. She has thoroughly enjoyed her experience in PACE thus far.

Zachary Moore is the new PACE theatre teacher. Unlike his co-worker, Parsley, Moore’s high school was very similar to MHS in both the arts and academics. He went to the University of Texas for his BFA, New York University for his MA and is currently finishing his PhD at New York University.

Moore has taught in two high schools in Texas, worked as a specialist at a number of schools in New York, including New York University and Manhattanville College in Purchase. He is enjoying MHS and wakes up excited to come to work.

Elena Elmoznino, MHS’ new English teacher, is used to the MHS curricula. Her high school, LaGuardia, in Manhattan, was also large and offered a plethora of extracurricular activities in the arts. She attended City College and taught in Manhattan for a semester. She is very enthusiastic about writing, especially short stories, and admits that the part of teaching that bores her the most is grading papers.

The Globe wishes these teachers the best of luck as they enter into the second marking period!