¡Hola!  Me llamo Señorita Pagel.

Hi!  My name is Ms. Pagel.  I am excited to be in my 5th year as a World Language teacher here at Arboretum Elementary.

I feel very lucky to be a part of a program that combines two of my passions, Spanish and social studies.  In class, I regularly share my experiences with people and places from around the country and world.  Much of my exposure to geography and culture has come from traveling in 48 states and 8 other countries with my friends and family.  It is my goal to encourage children to share in my lifelong curiosity about the world around us.

Beyond the walls of Arboretum Elementary, I enjoy volunteering at a community center called Centro Guadalupe in Madison, listening to music, trying and preparing new ethnic foods, reading bumper stickers, meeting new people and speaking Spanish whenever and wherever I can.

"I hope that my achievements in life shall be these-- that I will have fought for what was right and fair; risked for that which mattered;
given help to those who were in need; and left the earth a better place for what I've done and who I've been." ~C. Hoppe