curt
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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: Top students honor teachers who influenced them the most |
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Published: June 09, 2008 06:00 am
Top students honor teachers who influenced them the most
By Meghan Carey
Staff writer
PLAISTOW — When Siobahn Evans took her math placement test at college orientation last week, a little song about the quadratic formula came in handy.
Evans, 18, of Sandown had trouble with math until she had teacher Lorraine Mascioli her sophomore year at Timberlane Regional High School. Mascioli's creative teaching methods, which sometimes involved singing, gave Siobahn the boost she needed to conquer algebra and get into the Math Honor Society.
"Her passion really helped to motivate me," Evans said. "She had so much energy in class. She always had fun and interesting ways for us to memorize formulas and stuff like that."
As part of being recognized as the top rankers in this year's senior class, 10 students were invited to a dinner last night at the Atkinson Country Club. They were each asked to invite their most influential teacher to accompany them and their families to the banquet. Each teacher took a turn to speak about their student through accolades and humorous anecdotes.
The dinner is a 12-year tradition Principal Don Woodworth has carried on because he knows how special it is as a teacher to be honored. When he was teaching Advanced Placement English in the mid-1990s, Woodworth said a student chose him to go to the banquet. He sang a unique version of "If I Only Had a Brain," changing the lyrics to be about the student.
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