Mr. Jim Duke, LQHS’ librarian for the past 16 years, has retired. He also worked as a teacher within his 38 years of experience in education overall. While retired, Duke will continue to be the announcer...

Former English and AVID teacher, Ms. Amy Douglass spent 13 years at LQHS. She currently works as a counselor at Indio High School, concentrating on intervention practices to help some students refocus...

Mr. Lawrence Strambi is a new addition to the English department this school year. Before his arrival to the desert, he taught at a high school in San Diego and moved here last year to teach at LQ. “The...

Mr. Steven Zinner, LQHS’ new librarian, was the district librarian for the Ontario school system and oversaw 32 school libraries. Zinner, who taught special education prior to being a librarian, is excited...

Ms. Maureen Wiser is beginning her fifteenth year of teaching, having taught previously at Albany High. Wiser graduated high school in three years, attending a junior college before she transferred to...

Ms. Christina Endres is a new U.S. History teacher, who is also teaching AVID to the sophomore class at LQHS. Before joining the Blackhawk staff, Endres taught history and AVID at Shadow Hills High, as...

Ms. Merry Patton is a new addition to the math department. Patton earned her math credential through Cal State Long Beach and her bachelor’s degree in special education from National University. She...

Mr. Matthew Osborn is a new Math II and IB Economics teacher. Osborn has taught for 17 years, earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and his master’s degree from Seattle University....

Mr. Joseph Padgett is a new addition to the special education department. Based in Florida, Padgett was formerly stationed in the military and worked for the government before he pursued a career as a...

Mr. Mark Monroy was born in Guatemala and came to the U.S. at the age of 6. In the U.S., he attended A.B. Miller High School in Fontana, Calif. and went to Cal Poly Pomona for his bachelor’s degree....

Educational specialist, Ms. Rebecca Stabenow, is new to LQHS and has spent six years teaching special education. She attended Bemidji State and is an avid fan of the Beavers. She previously taught at Pine...

Ms. Krista Scharf is new to both teaching and LQHS. She originally student taught in Huntington Beach. Scharf attended Cal State Fullerton, where she received her bachelors in music, majoring in vocal...