With the 2024 school year starting, there are a few new teachers, Michael McLone being one of them. As a new 9th-grade English teacher here at CHS, coming here from Madison High School, McLone experiences many differences in Chelsea compared to Madison.

“Students at Madison had very different socioeconomic backgrounds. I grew up very poor, and a lot of my old students did as well. So they were coming from some difficult households,” McLone said.

McLone had strong bonds with the students at Madison, so switching to Chelsea caused him to make new connections.

“I miss the students. I’m trying to figure out how it works here at Chelsea. But like in Madison, I had such a great connection with all my students,” McLone said.

It could also be a challenge to learn to fit in as a new teacher, considering you don’t know many kids when you first teach at a new school and they do not know his personality. 

“A challenge I came across with the transition would definitely be trying to figure out how I fit in the culture,” McLone said. “The teacher culture and the culture of the school in general.”

Chelsea High School’s community continues to support new staff so that they continue their careers in the district.”

“If I’m staying in education, my long-term goal would be to stay in Chelsea,” McLone said. “Just because of how supportive the community has been. As an English teacher here, it’s been amazing since day one.”