Welcome to 2011-2012 School Year!!

Dear Students,

I am excited about getting the new school year started. Here is a little about me…..

About Me:

I was born in Rochester and grew up in nearby Honeoye Falls. I graduated from HF-L and from there went to Nazareth College where I majored in chemistry. I graduated and went back for an extra semester in order to student teach. After student teaching I got a job in the Greece School District teaching 7^th grade science for the second half of the year (it wasn’t for me). After that I got hired here at Rush-Henrietta and now it will be my fifth year here!! I just finished my Master’s Degree at SUNY Brockport!! My next step is going to be to apply for doctorate programs and likely become a teacher of teachers.

Family and Stuff

Some of my family is still here in Rochester. My parents moved from Honeoye Falls to Palmyra where they both work, so they are still in town. My little sister just graduated from Nazareth College as a speech pathologist. She just got a job in Orlando, FL and lives down there, I helped her move. I have no pets, but part of me wants to put together an awesome tropical fish tank. My older brother lives in Washington DC and my best friend lives in LA, I miss them both.

Non-School Stuff

I am big time into soccer. I played soccer at HFL and Nazareth. I still play sometimes at TSE or the Sportsgarden, but I am now mainly a referee. I college professional, and summer league games. You can see me on the rhinos games sometimes. I travel a lot of refereeing, all across the northeast. In the winter I ski, I also try to get on my mountain bike whenever I can. I am not a huge gamer, but in my occasional free time you can find me on my PS3 (rewryn).

About this school year

I look forward to this school year and have some goals. The main one is for everyone to get a better understanding of Chemistry. I also want to make you guys better problem solvers. You will get better by thinking analytically and working hard. I also want to help my students get ready for college. If I am not totally forth coming with information, it is probably because I want you to do the thinking. I do want you to ask questions and as we get to know each other you feel like you can ask the tough ones when necessary. I wish everyone a safe an successful school year and look forward to working with you this year.

 

Sincerely,

Mr. Andrew Evangelos