Mr. Amster came to Plainedge High School in 2001.  He was the English Department head for two years before becoming the high school principal.  The bulk of his day is spent in meetings, meetings, and more meetings, so naturally the highlight of his day is the 45 minutes he spends in the classroom at the beginning of every day.  He is a father of three, so he has no free time or hobbies or personal life of any sort.

Mrs. Hay loves teaching and loves the students at PHS.  She is originally from Boston, has been teaching at PHS for almost twenty-five years, and has a Masters in English from Stony Brook University.  She loves to travel and has studied Shakespeare with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, Shakespeare's birthplace.  She has also traveled throughout England, France, the Netherlands, and Italy, along with many states in the U.S. A film lover, Mrs. Hay studied film in a special summer program at New York University, after which she developed the Film Studies program at PHS so that she could share her love of films with her students.  Most importantly, Mrs. Hay is a cat lover and she loves her cats Pekoe and Spooky almost more than she loves teaching!

Mr. Stevens has been here in Plainedge since March 2003.  Mr. Stevens came to us from Siena College, where he earned a BA in English in 2001 and later he earned his Masters Degree at Hofstra University in 2003.  He currently teaches 9th and 10 grades, and he is the advisor for the English Honor Society.  In his spare time Mr. Stevens enjoys reading, scrap booking, collecting stamps, classical music, and long walks on the beach!  :)

Ms. Widman began her teaching career at Plainedge High School in 1996.  She graduated from SUNY Geneseo with a BA in English and received her Masters Degree in Secondary Education from Dowling College.  In addition to being certified to teach English 7-12, Ms. Widman also holds certifications in elementary education, special education, and dance.  A former varsity cheerleading coach and student council advisor, Wid now fills her spare time by choreographing the spring musicals.  She currently teaches grades eleven and twelve.