Susan Kapczynski West, SPX '69, is in her 26th year as a teacher at St. Pius X and sponsor of the Del Sarto Chapter of the National Honor Society! At one point in her life she also coached three squads of cheerleaders and a 75-member Pantherette dance team and co-sponsored the St. Pius Literary Guild!

Married to Gary West, Social Studies Chair, Ms. West holds degrees from Rice University (BA, ‘73) and Washington University in St. Louis (MA, '74). Her daughter, Brenna, graduated from SPX in ’95, and son Garrett is a member of the SPX class of 2009. This avid, die-hard Astros fan loves watching ANY Panther or Houston team in action, and tending to the West menagerie (Golden retriever Gaby, felines Lord Vader, Solo and Anakin (or ‘Anakitty’). She is an obsessive reader of series mysteries, and fantasy/science fiction (Wheel of Time, Harry Potter), loves being a Eucharistic Minister at St. Rose of Lima parish, working puzzles of all kinds, watching “Star Wars”, Star Trek, “Heroes”, and “Ghost Whisperer”, espousing Yoda wisdom, listening and singing along to rock music (Bon Jovi, Stevie Nicks, Daughtry, Dave Matthews, Heart, Roxy Music, Moody Blues, INXS, and U2!), collecting owls, Panthers/black cats, rulers, and all things baseball! Check out her room! It’s all there! Eating out [Tex-Mex, Thai, Vietnamese, Italian, Indian and Greek] with family and friends is a favorite activity, as is attending plays and concerts as time permits. 

The West Mission for Mathematics: to help students grow as well-rounded, service-oriented, educated human beings in an rapidly changing world. If you plan to learn only math in her class at St. Pius X, you've missed the point. 
 
CLASSES taught: Precalculus Honors, Algebra I