Mrs. Patula is involved in so much at Greater Johnstown High School, she is an art teacher. She understands the language of art. She is strong and dedicated.

               Mrs. Patula has worked at Greater Johnstown for 19 years. She is a very active at Greater Johnstown High School. She is the art club adviser, a co-adviser for Key Club International. She also takes part in the school wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Committee. This year she is head of the vocational department. She was also a former member of the school's SAP team for 13 years. Mrs. Patula is very dedicated to her work. She has worked for other schools such as Saint Benedict elementary school for two years, and Blairsville elementary school for half a year. She has also subbed at various schools. She stated that those schools were much smaller than Greater Johnstown, also that Saint Benedict is a private school and that Blairsville is a rural school.

               Mrs. Patula went to Seton Hill University for a four year degree in art education but she finished in 3 ½ years. The classes that she took included drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, photography, calligraphy, and other courses in studio. She also took the Education Methods course. She did enjoy the classes that she took. Her favorite part of college was experiencing new things and meeting new people. She liked how in college the learning is all of your own responsibility.

              She wanted to be an art teacher because she has always loved art as a young girl and wanted to go into the art field. She does not have a favorite artist but she does have a favorite art form and that is Impressionism. She teaches a vocational class which is commercial arts, there are four levels those include Intro, 1, 2, and 3. Level 2 and 3 is her favorite to teach because the projects are more complex, her students at that level are more mature and have grown so much in there art. She states that her students at those levels are dedicated to there art. She loves to see them transition and do college level art. She said that it is exciting to see them grow the four years that she has them.