PAHS - Mathematics Department


	Mrs Kristina Francis College: Wheeling Jesuit University, Grove City College, Gannon University Masters degree Years experience: 10 Hobbies: Spending time with my family, Basketball, Volleyball, Snowmobiling, Outdoor Activities, Dirt-track Racing Favorite Academic website: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, shodor.org/interactivate/activities 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:9 Hobbies: sports, Playstation 3, 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: 7 Favorite Academic Website: www.math.com www.mathforum.org www.purplemath.com www.mathplayground.com Hobbies: Spending time with my family, gardening, cycling, walking 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: 9.5 Advice For Students: Always tell your family and friends how much you love them, because today may be the last day you see them. Tomorrow is uncertain. Today is a gift; that's why it's called the present. 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; Clarion University of PA Favorite Academic Website: http://new.schoolnotes.com/miss_neilson

	Mr. VanGorden College: Undergrad. - Lock Haven Univ. Grad. - Kent State & Rutgers Univ. Years experience: 21 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.