Oratory has had a significant change in faculty with eleven new staff members joining our Oratory Prep family. One person who is new is our new school counselor Mrs Zirkel. Mrs Zirkel is familiar with the New Jersey area by going to both Kean University and St. Elizabeth University to earn her degrees in counsoling. Her ambition here is to help the young men of Oratory Prep reach their goals and feel comfortable when school is tough. To get to know her and welcome her into our Ram family, I got to the chance to sit down with her and ask her a few questions.
What made you want to come to Oratory?
“I had looked into the school and I loved the mission statement, as well as the feel of the school. When I saw they had an opening I figured I’d give it a chance, in which I’m blessed with the opportunity to work here.”
List 5 adjectives to describe yourself
“I would describe myself as Fun, Empathetic, Creative, Silly, and Determined.”
Where are you from?
“I am originally from North Plainfield. Before coming to OP I worked at St. Elizabeth University in admissions. My first job was at Morristown Beard, where I started my counseling career.”
What do you like most about OP so far?
“My favorite part of Oratory so far is seeing that the majority of the students are encouraging, friendly, as well as the school is a very wonderful environment. So, to answer your question the people have been my favorite part thus far.
What’s one thing most people do not know about you?
“I am a big NASCAR fan!”
How did you get into counseling and guidance?
“I always wanted to have support from counseling when I was in high school. With this being in mind all through high school, I went into counseling at the University I went to. I took Psychology and it really changed my perspective on many things and it interested me a lot with counseling. From then on I wanted to pursue a career, in which is why I am a counselor today.”