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Degrees and Certifications:
High School: Bangor Senior High School; Class of 1987 College: Kutztown University; BSED Mathematics & BS Computer Science, 1991 Graduate: Wilkes University; MSED Classroom Technology & Secondary Education, 2001
Mr. D. Terry Toth
Mr. Toth started his teaching career in the East Stroudsburg Area School District in 1991 as a day to day sub. By the middle of the year, he was a permanent fixture in the JS Bunnell building teaching 8th-grade math and directing the 7th and 8th grade spring production FAME. He was hired as a full-time math teacher in 1992 at the new John T. Lambert Intermediate School. Hired by Mr. John Lambert, Mr. Toth taught math for two years but was then asked to create a computer technology curriculum that would integrate skills into core classes. It was the first of its kind in the area. Principal, Patricia Baughman, and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Dr. Rachel Heath helped get the technology program rolling into all curricular areas before the year 2000 based on the skills and benchmark activities Mr. Toth taught in his computer classes.
Mr. Toth currently teaches general computer integration and digital citizenship to 6th-grade students. In 7th grade, students get a 22-day session of Intro to Computer Programming. He also teaches two sections of Media Design, an advanced computer apps class he developed in 1999 which has gained the school the reputation of being highly advanced in creating various types of digital media throughout the state. Click here to see his class syllabus.
The students in Media Design compete in the Middle School Media Design Competition each spring, and to date, JTL has the most wins of any other state school at the regional level. This competitive class of students has also come home with the most state awards in Pennsylvania since 2006! For the past five years, Mr. Toth has worked with student teams on a project called What's So Cool About Manufacturing. His student teams have worked with local manufacturers to showcase the various skills that can be utilized locally to get into a great-paying career. The video contest held each spring has seen JTL students win each year that they have participated. JTL continues to be a top school in technology in the state thanks to Mr. Toth and the efforts of his students!
What's So Cool About Manufacturing Competition
Weiler Abrasives in 2019, Lehigh Valley Plastics in 2022, and double awards winners in 2023 with Ultra-Poly.
Winners from the 2019, 2022, and 2023 Media Design Competitions at Dickinson College.
Winners from the 2019 and 2023 Regional Media Design Competition at Northampton Community College
Mr. Toth is in charge of several other activities at JTL. He is the stage manager running tech for most band and choir concerts and the annual spring musical. He has been a group leader for the Ski & Snowboarding Intramural program at JTL since 1994 and in 2018 he won the Harry Adams Award for group leaders at Shawnee.
Mr. Toth accepted the Harry Adams Group Leaders Award, Shawnee Mountain in February 2018
Mr. Toth was awarded the Outstanding Educator in 2010-2011 by the East Stroudsburg Education Association. In 2023, Mr. Toth was nominated by three JTL colleagues for the Above & Beyond Award.
Mr. Toth accepted the Above & Beyond Award in May 2023 from principal Ray Lenhart.
Mr. Toth spends a great deal of time working with the cast for Good Morning JTL, the school's live TV morning news show. Since its inception in 2004, the cast has done more than 3000 live shows with participation from students, faculty, and administration. The cast arrives at 6:45 am, writes the script, they rehearse, and the student-run show goes live at 7:30 am each day. Click here to see our broadcast archive.
Mr. Toth has been involved in the What's So Cool About Manufacturing video competition where students learn about local manufacturing. They visit different manufacturers in the Northampton, Lehigh, and Monroe county areas and interview the workers and owners to see how the business operates and what technologies are used to create different products. Since 2017, students from JTL have worked with Imperial Machine & Tool, Weiler Abrasives, United Envelope, Lehigh Valley Plastics, and Ultra-Poly. Each year, our students have been awarded for the excellent movies they have created.
Mr. Toth loves to perform on stage. Growing up with musical influences from the 70s and 80s, Mr. Toth loves rock music. With other students and staff, he developed iRock in 2006. The band has changed musicians over the years, but the last show they did was for JTL students at JTL PRIDE day in June 2019. Click here for a sample from the 2018 iRock show.
Mr. Toth has performed in the JTL Talent Show with Mr. Del Vecchio. He also performs each year in the Broadway Showstoppers (probably best known for this performance from Hamilton) to support the JTL Choir & Cav Voices programs.