This wonderful week in October, theLeSabre is covering none other than Mr. Ronyak for the teacher of the week!

Having taught at Sartell for 22 years, he is the favorite of many students and can be found in the lower Pines wing in P102.

Mr. Ronyak teaches many classes including AP Lit, Acting and Theater, and English 10 and 11. He directs the fall play every year and was also the speech coach for the Sartell Speech and Debate Team for 20 years.

He is an amazing teacher who always goes above and beyond for his students and is extremely passionate about teaching. Although he claimed if he weren’t a teacher he would love to do something with broadcasting or become a corporate trainer.

Mr. Ronyak teaches Behind the Wheel lessons also and learns many things from it to incorporate into his teaching at Sartell. He is a very funny person to have as a teacher, and he is great at engaging his students with his unique way with words. Below are what some of his students had to say when asked about Mr. Ronyak.

Q&A

Q: What classes or activities have you had with Mr. Ronyak and how have they been?

Zoie Vorachith, Junior: “AP Lit and the fall play, and they are very interesting. Ronyak is very passionate about literature and theater which makes those experiences very immersive and overall, a great time.”

Sophia Do, Junior: “AP Lit is great, Ronyak always strives to bring the best energy and make sure his student comprehends the material.”

Lily Shafton, Senior: “I had English 10 and AP Lit and Comp with Mr. Ronyak. There was never a dull moment in his classes.”

Q: What’s your favorite thing about classes with Mr. Ronyak?

Zoie Vorachith, Junior: “My favorite thing about classes with Mr. Ronyak is that he likes to incorporate the real world into our lessons.”

Sophia Do, Junior: “He’s always enthusiastic about what he’s teaching.”

Lily Shafton, Senior: “He really likes to get the class energetic and excited about what we are learning.”