A blue and gold Rocket through and through, Mrs. Polly Dierkens graduated from Streetsboro High School in 1996 and was a Toledo Rocket for the next four years, earning her degree in communication/print journalism. After working as a newspaper reporter for several years, she went on to earn her master's degree in education and also became a Certified Journalism Educator. She now applies her experience to advising both SHS' newspaper and yearbook as well as teaching journalism, graphic design and photography to students in grades 9-12. She is married to her college sweetheart, Jake,  and is mom to Audrey (19) and Jess (17). The Dierkens family also includes a pitt/Lab mix pup named Charlotte and kitties Hopper, Sammy and Lil Bit. Their home and Mrs. D's classroom will soon be home to a facility dog that will come to work with her every day. She loves playing board and card games, traveling, photography, snow, pizza, swimming and hiking.