Jasmine Diaz

I’m a Chula Vista native and am proud to serve the community that served me! I went to Eastlake High then got my bachelor’s degree in Mathematics for Single Subject Teaching at San Diego State University in 2017. After college, I left my job in the surf/skate industry to teach at a local private school […]
Iridian Larrinaga

Iridian Larrinaga was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. She moved to San Diego to attend University of California, San Diego where she received her Bachelor’s in Spanish Literature in 2018. She finished her Master’s in Education and teaching credential at UCSD in 2019. On her free time she enjoys dancing, writing, going to concerts […]
Iris Castaneda

Gavin Ishihara-Wing

Gavin is excited to begin another year at HTHCV teaching math to his 9th and 11th graders. He was born and raised in San Francisco and moved down to San Diego to attend the University of California San Diego for his bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a minor in Education. After graduating in 2009, he […]
Edrick Macalaguim

Edrick has spent the last 20 years as an educator for the Chula Vista community, 12 years at Finney Elementary School for CVESD, and the last 8 years teaching at HTMCV. He is looking forward to continuing his service for the HTH community as HTHCV’s new Director. Growing up, Edrick attended Bonita Middle and Eastlake […]
Elise Bostic

Hi there! My name is Elise Bostic and I teach Biology and Environmental Science. I began teaching high school science in 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona after graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Biological Sciences. In 2011, I earned my master’s degree from the University of Arizona […]
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Christina Payne

Hello! I am a traveler, Stranger Things fan, and sticker collector, and much more. My name is Christina Payne and I am really looking forward to this upcoming school year as an 11th Grade Biology teacher at HTHCV. Now that I look back on my high school years, I remember all the opportunities I had […]
Christopher Burger

I am the luckiest teacher on the planet with the best teaching partner ever – we are writing the best high school math curriculum ever, and are presenting it to the best bunch of students ever.