Favorite Class/Teacher

Hisham Ettayebi: Digital Photography because it is a light, easy class, yet very fun and interesting. I love playing around in Photoshop and creating things. Access to Photoshop will probably be what I miss the most about that class (and the ridiculously easy quarterlies). Ms. Angela Carrozza-Gillespie is really kind and always understanding whenever I need help or maybe an extension on an assignment. I will not miss sophomore year chemistry. Sophomore year made me practically hate chemistry, but I realized this year that I actually love it. It’s just that class that I did not like.

Claudia Natoli: This year it is my gym class. I have many of my friends there and it’s never a dull moment with them. The class that I’ll miss the least is English.

Michelle Marin: Sign language class, which I currently have for my senior year. I love how live the class is and how my teacher Mrs. Lori Lesler makes our class feel. Our class has gotten to be a safe space for everyone and Mrs. Lesler makes us all feel welcomed. She has become one of my favorite teachers for that reason.

Jary Hernandez: I liked Ms. Amal Zidan and my Cooking class. What was great was how fun the class was and how much I learned about cooking in different cultures.

Gavrielle Rivera: I’ve always enjoyed History. I could sit through the whole period and never take my eyes off the board and what was being taught. I also really enjoyed Sign Language with Mrs. Lori Lesler and Drama IV with Ms. Lisa Poggi. I am going to miss going to the football games and performing in the Spring Musical. I don’t think that I’m going to miss going to Gym every day.

Kiara Negron: I enjoyed Physics with Ms. Yang Xiao. Ms. Xiao not only was kind, but she was always willing to give people chances and help them improve. Ms. Xiao showed me the importance of respect and the importance of always doing stuff on time.

Antonio Bordamonte: Psychology and Mr. John O’Reilly. I knew that psychology was going to be interesting before I took his class, but Mr. O’Reilly’s attitude and the way that he taught made things even more interesting and fun.

John Kilroy: Ms. Beth Slanina was my favorite. I’ll miss meeting up with everyone in the hallways and messing around with friends. I won’t miss math and the busy-work that I’ve been stuck doing.

Marlene Muhammad: I had Mr. John O’Reilly for AP Psychology in my junior year. Mr. O’Reilly is an incredible teacher. His teaching is very engaging, he’s always enthusiastic, and he prepared me so well for my AP exam. What makes Mr. O’Reilly stand out is his passion and care for his students. Despite the pace of an AP course, he always managed to crack jokes, ask about our weekends, and always make his students feel comfortable. He never failed to make me or my classmates laugh, and his jokes only got more creative as the year progressed. I used to always look forward to his class every morning, a feeling that I’ll always miss. I’m grateful to have had a teacher so passionate about their job and who cares so deeply for their students.

Mohand Abdelkarim: The best class was Period 2 with Mr. Richard Alberghini.

Javier Hernandez: Mr. Richard Alberghini’s class because I gained a lot of knowledge. I’ll miss Art class the least since I’m not the best at art.

Kenneth Oliveros: For class, it was Mechanics. For the teacher, it was Mr. Chris Fackina. I will miss the faces that I see daily and socializing with them. I won’t miss the early mornings and classes that I had zero interest in taking.

Giovanni Olaya: My favorite class, although I absolutely loathed it about half the time that I was in it, was AP Seminar taught by my favorite teacher, Ms. Alyssa Shale. AP Seminar and Mrs. Shale pushed me to my absolute limit; however, it was that pushing and challenge that made that class so enjoyable and makes me appreciate it and Mrs. Shale as I look back on it now. Mrs. Shale saw that I was capable of more than I believed I was and pushed me to become a much better version of myself. It allowed me to be effective and successful in leadership and research opportunities that I was presented with my senior year. I will definitely not miss the workload, but I will miss our class discussions about non-AP Seminar stuff like college and clubs.

Alex Lazarov: My favorite is probably Art/Art History with Ms. Cynthia Sauchelli. I’ll miss Auto Shop class shenanigans.

Axel Gonzalez: I liked gym with Mr. Daniel Geleta, and what I’ll miss the least is Biology.

Andrea Garcia: I enjoyed English class with Ms. Ashley Stec, Life Skills with Mr. Philip Casale, and Marketing with Mr. Matthew O’Brien.

Enoc Morales: I liked Marketing with Mr. Matthew O’Brien. I will miss fooling around in his class and how he had his “slang.” I won’t miss the work.

Chayanne Ramos: My favorite class was Autotech and least favorite was English. I liked Ms. Ashley Stec.

Angel Urdaneta: I will miss the funny jokes and the generous gestures that Mr. Richard Alberghini did for us.

Yoxan Almonte: Algebra 2 with Ms. Kaitlyn Czubkowski. I will miss the class and the students in the class.