A Passion For History

Walking to class, up the stairs, and hearing Hamilton playing on a speaker. Seeing history teacher Sonya Lozano dressed as a founding father for the day, full out in a white beard and costume.

“I decided I wanted to be a history teacher in high school because I really loved history, but I never had any history teachers who made history fun,” Lozano said. “I also feel like I’m very animated, so the history will come alive, kind of when I’m teaching it.”

Lozano has been my history teacher, along with a lot of the junior class. She has been nothing but supportive and easy to talk to, as well as having a passion for her career as a history teacher.

“I feel like I’ve influenced them to feel comfortable being themselves, speaking their minds, investigating things they maybe don’t know about,” Lozano said. “Because, all I really want to do is make sure that kids can read, write, and discuss history or just events in general. So, I just want them to feel confident, and I hope that's how I’ve influenced them.”

Lozano has been teaching for seven years after attending Tarleton State University. She previously went here during her own high school experience. While she was in the Azle district, she was inspired and found her love of teaching.

“I had a teacher in fifth grade, and she taught us history, and we would act out scenarios and keep a journal that had to be historically accurate,” Lozano said. “I thought that was super cool and interactive, considering I grew up like that. I would make presentations to my family about the things I was learning.”

Mrs. Lozano has been one of the most supportive and fun teachers through high school so far. She makes class fun and exciting without the boring aspects that normally come with history.