Faculty/Staff Profile: Wesley Chism

Basic Info:
What are you teaching/working on at Prep?

Security

Where did you grow up?

Philadelphia

What College or University did you attend?

Oakwood College

More About You:
What was the highlight of your summer?

Spending two weeks in Port Townsend with the family just enjoying each others company

Who do you admire (famous or not famous)?

My father

What was your first job?

McDonalds, and I love it! One night just before closing, Rick James and the Mary Jane Girls cam into our store after a concert and it was awesome. I interviewed them and wrote an article for the school newspaper

What is your favorite movie or TV show?

“Uptown Saturday Night” starring Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier and “Gunsmoke”

What is your favorite book?

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Native Son by Richard Wright

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Do you have any hidden talents?

Nope. Whatcha see is whatcha get

Your High School Experience:
Where did you go to high school?

Warwick High School

What was the most popular song during your senior year of high school?

“Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force

What career did you want to pursue in high school?

Journalism and Communication

Can you remember any slang terms people used when you were in high school?

“That’s Dope!” “That’s Fresh” and “You Be Illin!”

What is some advice you would give to yourself in high school?

Your father knows more than you give him credit for so just listen more and talk less. Things are going to work out fine so stop rushing your life, being 17 is pretty cool.

Random:
What superhero do you most identify with? Why?

Mighty Mouse. He’s small but powerful!

What is your favorite type of sandwich?

Philly Cheesesteak…Duh!

What preparation of potato are you?

Sweet potato because it’s so versatile. It can be a dessert in a pie or a side dish, either way you’re gonna love it.

Your intro song if you had a TV show about you?

“Next Movement” by the Roots

What is your favorite word?

The same word that gets my mouth washed out with soap is more than likely gonna have the same results for writing, so I ain’t saying.

If you could arrest a person for something that annoys you (but isn’t necessarily a law) what would it be?

People driving slow in the fast lane or not having any idea what they want when ordering at Chipotle or asking how much one stamp costs at the post office or a neighbor letting their dog poop on my lawn…I could go on!

What is a skill that you wish you had?

I wish that I could sew.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

The Amazon Rainforest

Complete the sentence:
I’d love to go back to…Napa Valley

I have a phobia of…mice

If I weren’t working at Prep, I’d be…working for the NBA

This year, I am excited for…The Philadelphia Eagles going to the Super Bowl!