Hello. I'm Jon Boyken a special education teacher at Highland Park Senior High. I have been teaching in St. Paul Schools for the past 22 years.  This is my first year at Highland Park. I was Linwood Arts Plus Upper for the 12 years. I did both my ungraduate and graduate work at the University of St. Thomas. Before working in Speical Education I was a science teacher at American Indian and World Cultures Magnet Schools. 

This year I will be co-teaching in Biology 9 with Mr. Nelson and English 11 with Ms. Jameson. I also will be teaching 2 Skills for College Readiness classes and an Intermediate Algebra Concepts class.