Ms. Cyrwus joined the HPHS family in the 2016-2017 school year, working in both the English and Social Studies departments. A summa cum laude graduate of Loyola University, Cyrwus obtained a Bachelor's degree in English as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education with a minor in English as a Second Language. She is certified to teach grades 6-12, IB Middle Years Programme, and EL. Ms. Cyrwus is currently enrolled in a Master's program at Northeastern Illinois Univeristy to be a Literacy Interventionist and Reading Specialist.