For seven years, math teacher Maddison Casey, more commonly known as Ms. Casey, has enjoyed working as a mathematics teacher who’s taught at varying schools, spending three years at Frontier Regional High School before transferring here, where she’s been for the past four years. Her simple yet effective teaching style has not gone unnoticed by students, and she’s always willing to offer help when and where it’s needed.
Casey was born in Springfield in December. Growing up, she was able to meet both her husband and her best friend Mary in elementary school, whom she is still in contact with.
In high school, she took up running cross country and the adventure club, which she says is a chill club that goes hiking on select afternoons and is still running today.
Her first ever job and the only job she had other than teaching mathematics was in high school, where she worked at a farm stand in Agawam during the summer. There, she sold various things such as floral arrangements, potted plants, and vegetables.
She went to Westfield State for her undergraduate degree and then transferred to Western New England University, which she said used to be Western New England College when she went there, for her master’s degree. She recalled a moment from her freshman year when she had to present in her American History class and she was so nervous the day of that she was shaking, and mid-presentation her teacher stopped her and had her restart due to how shaky she was.
Casey has two children, both boys, who are 2 and 4 years old. When asked who she was closest to in her family, she said if it weren’t including her husband, it’d likely be her mom.
She says that in her free time, she chooses to spend her time relaxing mostly, and when she’s not doing that, she can be found gardening. She says she enjoys planting flowers and vegetables.
Casey’s teaching has not gone unnoticed by her students. Sophomore Madison Bruso, who has Casey for geometry, said she has found great appreciation in what she does as a teacher.
“She’s sweet and funny,” Bruso said. “Her availability for extra help is really appreciated, as it lets me better understand the class.”
