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Spotlight on Sisk

English department head chats with Banner staff before break
Adric Bankston, contributor
March 21, 2025
Mr. Sisk loves teaching English. You can find him teaching rhetorical analysis and AP language on the 2nd floor of building 12.
Mr. Sisk loves teaching English. You can find him teaching rhetorical analysis and AP language on the 2nd floor of building 12.
Adric Bankston

Mr. Sisk is an AP Language teacher at Sylvan Hills High School. He has been teaching at Sylvan Hills for three years, and has been teaching for a total of 16 years.

“I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. I remember when I was in elementary school, I would stay in at recess and help my teacher grade papers, and I’ve wanted to become a teacher ever since,” Mr. Sisk says.

He enjoys teaching rhetorical analysis to his AP Lang students, though he also likes teaching close reading skills to any grade. He enjoys guiding students as they analyze passages under the document camera, helping them see details they might not have noticed before.

Something you may not know is that Mr. Sisk will be getting a tattoo over Spring Break.

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