Hello Island Trees Readers,
If you thought English class couldn’t have main-character energy, think again! Ms.Adamczyk is serving books, balance, and reliability, and TRUST me, you do want to know her.
Fashion Files: Then and Now
Growing up, Ms.Adamczyk was all about graphic tees, colorful jeans, high waisted everything, and high-top converse. Very 80s inspired, very thrifted, very “ahead of the trend.” Basically, Pinterest before Pinterest existed!
Pop Culture Royalty
Her era? The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, season one of Stranger Things, plus musicals and theatre. Taste? Impeccable. One thing she wishes her teenage self learned sooner? Stop procrastinating. (If only we all listened.)
The Origin Story
If she wasn’t teaching, Ms. Adamczyk would be living her best life in a museum or library. Her love for English started in 9th grade thanks to an unforgettable teacher and the way books were actually talked about. She’s always been a reader—and now, she gets paid to talk about books. Iconic.
Secrets You Didn’t Hear From Us
She can do a handstand, loves anime, and is a certified Stranger Things fan
Her biggest teaching failure? Teaching Romeo and Juliet when a Starbucks drink flew off the podium and spilled everywhere. Tragic. Shakespearean, even.
Legacy Check
In ten years, Ms. Adamczyk hopes students remember her as fair, kind, and always having their best interests at heart. She wants students to actually take something meaningful away from her class—not just notes.
On hard days, she’s motivated by her love of teaching, books, writing… and yes, supporting her cats.
Her top life lesson (non-academic)?
“You don’t need constant stimulation. It’s okay to be bored.”
Gossip Girl Rapid Fire
• Coffee order after one of those days: Iced caramel macchiato (Starbucks)
• Switching lives with another teacher? No one. She’s good.
• Teaching style anthem: “Changes” — David Bowie
• Comfort movies: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and You’ve Got Mail
• Yearbook superlative: Most Relatable
• Student habit that secretly drives her crazy: Sleeping in class
Holiday Check-In
Christmas is spent with her parents, younger sister, boyfriend, cats, and dog—then off to her aunt’s house.
Most teacher-coded gifts ever? Books, highlighters, and pens. Obviously.
Jet-Set Status
Favorite trip so far: Greece—for the food, history, museums, and architecture.
Next stop? Japan this summer. We love a cultured queen.
So next time you walk into Ms. Adamczyk’s class, just remember—you’re not just in English. You’re in the presence of someone who makes learning feel real, fair, and honestly… kind of iconic.
You know you love her.
XOXO,
Gossip Girl 💋
