New tutor Justin Krumdick wishes to be able to support, fast track and push students to their goals as a part of the ARHS community. 

Krumdick grew up in Athol, MA, and attended Fitchburg State College before moving to Orlando, FL for 17 years. There he worked at Disney in the Youth Education Series (YES), where he took students on educational field trips around the theme parks, before entering the education force where he taught for nine years and was later part of a leadership team for nine more years. Krumdick decided that he needed to move to secure his future and chose to settle down in Southborough. 

“Florida has lost its magic,” Krumdick said.

As Krumdick has started his position at ARHS, he looks forward to meeting all of the staff and community. Being here, he wants to be seen as more than just another teacher as he supports students in various ways, but also as someone who gets involved with the activities and people he finds on campus.

“I’m looking forward to, in reality, a new adventure,” Krumdick said.

Krumdick’s transition here has been harder than he expected. He has only gotten to know teachers of the H wing because his class resides there, and as the new teacher, Krumdick finds some students don’t trust him yet or feel vulnerable to the change, and he seeks to change their mind.

“I’m the new guy on the block that no one knows who I am, what I do, or what I’m here for,” Krumdick said.

As a teacher, Krumdick gets nervous as well. He has worked to communicate clearly and make a good first impression. 

“I don’t look at things as challenges; I look at things as opportunities of growth,” Krumdick said. “I see taking on this role as a focus study teacher is an opportunity of growth for me personally and professionally.”

Over the year so far, Krumdick has worked to get to know the students and teachers around him. While he said his school year was “off to a rocky start,” he’s happy that it’s “becoming more smooth,” and he is ecstatic that students are making leaps and bounds of progress.

In Krumdick’s free time, he enjoys going out to concerts and musicals, traveling, spending time with his families and friends and playing recreational kickball. Although Krumdick was never a student at Algonquin, he does have a past connection: he has a picture in a former yearbook. However, Krumdick is vague about the details.

“… and [people will] have to figure it out,” Krumdick said.