Science teacher Brianne Goodwin did not always want to be a teacher, but she fell in love with science because of her physics teacher at Carrick High School.

“My high school physics teacher made it really cool and really fun. It seemed like the thing to do in the future,” Goodwin said.

Goodwin then went to Clarion University for a degree in education and went to California University for a STEM certification. 

Outside of classes, for two years at Carrick and then again while she was at Clarion, she played rugby. 

“I started playing because it was something new, it has a high aspect of sportsmanship and camaraderie, and it looked like an interesting sport to learn,” Goodwin said. “It is a sport that requires so many different athletic abilities and body types that it was a great way to meet and socialize with people.”

She is also a big fan of watching rugby, saying that if she was traveling overseas, she would go to New Zealand to watch a game.

This is not Goodwin’s first job as a teacher. She has taught at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics for seven years, Westinghouse High School for one year, and North Catholic High School for nine and a half years.

Outside of school, Goodwin works every spring and summer for the City of Pittsburgh in their aquatics division. 

“I train people for CPR, AED, lifeguarding, and I help in the summer manage the many pools that are open.”