Now and then...

Andrew Suddarth, Class of 1997

Q. What was your most memorable experience in high school?
A. When we won the state lacrosse championship during my senior year. I had played with these guys since freshman year.

Q. What was your favorite part of high school?
A. The friends and the people that I got to know. If you’ve got a group of friends, it doesn’t matter whether you are in class, at practice, or on a sports team, it is always enjoyable.

Q.What was your most embarrassing experience as a student in high school?
A. Mr. Maglisceau used to ridicule me a lot in class. I’ve blocked a lot of it out.

Q. What were you like in high school?
A. I was very studious and hardworking.

Q. What were some problems you faced in high school?
A. There’s so much I wanted to do and get involved in. It was so hard to fit it all in. In high school, I did lacrosse, golf, winter track, yearbook, NHS and I was a class officer.

Q. What has been the best change that has occurred to AHS ?
A. That AHS has not changed much, it’s still a close-knit community.

Q. What has been the worst change that has occurred at AHS?
A. The students were born in the 90s, so it makes me feel old. I’ll mention one of my favorite movies in class. Then I’ll realize that it came out before all my students were born.

Q. What were some different rules that were in place at AHS?
A. We only had 5 minutes in between classes. We did not have Flex or block scheduling. Instead, we had each class every day for 45-minutes.

Q. Why did you decide to come back and teach at AHS?
A. When I got into teaching I applied at a bunch of schools. I was glad when I found out that there was an opening at AHS. I couldn’t imagine teaching at any other school. My closet is overflowing with red and white.

Q. How does it feel to work with the people that once taught you?
A. It’s great because you get to know them as a person instead of just as a teacher. When I was a student I didn’t realize that teachers actually had lives outside of school.