New Staff: Maria Cadenas

Maria Cadenas, who now teaches Spanish 2 and Spanish 3, is a longtime friend of fellow Spanish teacher Concha Martinez. Though she is new to teaching at Campolindo, she is a veteran world language instructor who has been collaborating with Martinez for years on developing curriculum for Spanish instruction.

Cadenas said the transition to a new campus has been “fine.”

“I like this staff. I like the students. Very friendly staff, great students,” Cadenas said of her new professional home.

However, “Getting up in the morning has been really tough,” Cadenas admitted.

At San Leandro High, where Cadenas taught prior to coming to Campolindo, the instructional day starts at 8:15am.

Cardenas noted the campus garden, with its chicken coupe, as a unique feature of Campolindo that she particularly enjoys. “They have chickens at this school,” Cadenas said. “But I like chickens.”