Mr. Medina

Hello, my name is Mr. Anthony Medina. I am proud to be an 8th grade Language Arts teacher, as well as the department chair for the Language Arts department here at Lathrop. I have been a part of the Lathrop family since 2012, and I have been a teacher since 2003. I honestly believe all students can be successful through effort, hard work, and support from the school and community. Thank you for putting your trust in me, and I will work tirelessly to exceed your expectations as a teacher at the best intermediate school in Santa Ana. 

Go Spartans! 

If parents or students have questions or concerns, they can email me or join our class on the “remind.com” app, and I’ll respond ASAP.

Qualifications:

Ontario High School Graduate

Riverside Community College

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco State University (B.A. English/Creative Writing)

California State University Long Beach (M.A. Curriculum & Instruction)

Experience:

Santa Ana Unified School District

Long Beach Unified School District

San Francisco Archdiocese School District

United States Army

Hobbies:

-Playing golf

-Reading books

-Collecting vinyl records

-Snowboarding

Favorite Books:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

City of Thieves by David Benioff

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho