The Robbinsville Public School District is welcoming two alumni to its ranks of talented teachers for the 2025-26 school year.
Julianne Clark and Brynn Hopkins will both teach third grade at Sharon Elementary School, bringing their previous experience as students in the district back to the classroom.
Clark is a member of the Robbinsville High School Class of 2015 and attended Rider University following graduation. After college, she taught first grade at the St. Raphael School in Hamilton.
A lifelong Robbinsville resident, she said that the teachers in the district inspired her to pursue her own career in education.
“When I was growing up, my teachers made me excited to come to school every day,” she said. “Having that excitement around learning was a gift I’m excited to give back to students in Robbinsville.”
When she’s not teaching, Clark is an avid reader, a passion she brings into the classroom every day.
She says she is looking forward to instructing third graders because they are at the age where they are reading to learn, not simply learning to read.
Hopkins, also a lifelong Robbinsville resident, graduated from Robbinsville High School in 2021 and from the University of Delaware this past spring.
Growing up in the town, she enjoyed a strong sense of community through athletics, playing sports such as softball and soccer.
Hopkins is pleased to be returning to her hometown after college, and looks forward to the opportunity to help students develop strong foundational skills such as reading and writing that they will take with them well past the classroom.
“When I was in elementary school, I remember struggling with reading,” she added. “The teachers at Sharon Elementary helped me build confidence in my reading abilities, and from early on, I told myself I wanted to be exactly like them.”
Outside the classroom, Hopkins maintains her passion for athletics and hopes to one day serve as a coach for a youth sports team in Robbinsville.
“We are incredibly fortunate to have Ms. Clark and Ms. Hopkins returning to Robbinsville to fulfill their dreams of teaching the next generation of scholars right here,” Robbinsville Schools Superintendent Dr. Patrick Pizzo said. “Their desire to come back is a testament to the strong community we have in our district. I wish them the best of luck as they embark on their exciting professional journeys.”
Both new teachers will be in front of classrooms beginning Thursday, September 4, marking the start of the new school year.
Julianne Clark (left) and Brynn Hopkins, both Robbinsville High School graduates, are joining Sharon Elementary School as third grade teachers for the 2025–26 school year.,
