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Mathematics Department



Mrs Kristina Francis

College: Wheeling Jesuit University, Grove City College, Gannon University Masters degree

Years experience: 8

Hobbies: Spending time with my son and husband, Basketball, Volleyball, Snowmobiling, Outdoor Activities, Dirt-track Racing

Favorite Academic website: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Favorite Quote: "Always be a first rate version of yourself; instead of a second rate version of somebody else."
   -Judy Garland 

Advice to students: Mathematics is not a spectator sport, so be prepared to get in the game.
 

Mr. Nick LaBella

College:  St. Bonaventure University; Gannon; IUP

Years experience: 7

Hobbies: sports, Playstation 2, sportscenter, reading

Favorite Quote:
"Nothing times something isn't anything"-think about it!
     L3-3L2-28L  "I always like to factor the L out of it!"

 

Mrs. Healy

College:   Pennsylvania State University, St. Bonaventure University, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Drexel University

Years experience:  4
Favorite Academic Website:  www.math.com www.mathforum.org

Hobbies:  Spend time with my family, gardening, horseback riding

Favorite Quote: Children are like flowers.  If you do not tend them carefully, they will grow wild.

Advice to students:  Keep in mind that success is improvement.  Work hard to improve.


 

Amanda Stuckey
Mathematics Teacher

Years Experience: 3 substituting
2 years teaching

Advice For Students: Shoot for the moon, you cannot achieve what you do not set out to accomplish.

Favorite Quote: To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, and to be late is UNACCEPTABLE!

College: UPB 2000-2004 and UPB 2005-2007

Favorite Academic website: www.edhelper.com and www.googlescholar.com

   

Ms. Neilson
Mathematics Teacher

Years Experience: 
5

Advice For Students:  Always follow your dreams, no matter how crazy you think they are or what others may say.

Favorite Quote:  Destiny is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of choice.  It's not a thing to be waited for; it's a thing to be achieved.

College:  California University of PA & Edinboro University of PA

Favorite Academic Website:  www.edhelper.com


Mr. VanGorden

College: Undergrad. - Lock Haven Univ.  
Grad. - Kent State & Rutgers Univ.

Years experience: 18

Hobbies: Hiking, hunting, fishing, KISS

Favorite Academic website: The Math Forum mathforum.org

Favorite Quote: "Life is good for only two things, discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics." -Simeon Poisson

Advice to students: Take an active role in your education.  Don't wait for knowledge to come to you.