What is the best advice you received from a teacher?
Danielle Stetler
Palmerton
“To not let any struggles in my life keep me from moving forward and from succeeding.”
Victoria Alvarez
Palmerton
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
Kailyn Jones
Weatherly
“To keep writing.”
Emily Zoscin
Weatherly
“Through basketball, I learned you bond together and learn teamwork. If you endure this, you can accomplish whatever you want in life.”
Emma Smith
Carbon Career & Technical Institute
“Always strive to succeed.”
Kyle Edwards
Carbon Career & Technical Institute
“Be yourself. I smartened up, and my grades went up.”
Amber Cieri
Northern Lehigh
“Never forget where you came from. It is the most important.”
Tyler Bandle
Northern Lehigh
“Put your pen to the paper and let it flow.”
Victor McCandless
Lehighton
“This is your life. Don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t. Go out and live it.”
Isabelle Meckes
Lehighton
“Work hard now, so you don’t have to later.”
Carmine Reynolds
Panther Valley
“Keep pushing forward, and you’ll get through it. You’ll make it where you want to go.”
Kevin Jusino
Jim Thorpe
“Keep up with your work. Don’t fall behind, because then you struggle.”
Lidia Sokarda
Marian Catholic
“Never give up. As bad as something can be, it can never be as bad as you think it is. Just keep going, keep your head up and things are going to get better.”
Natalie Terpstra
Jim Thorpe
“Always take your time, because if you panic, you’re not going to do as well as you hoped to.”
Samantha Wildoner
Panther Valley
“Always follow your dreams and never give up.”
Bradley Sawecki
Marian Catholic
“Work you heart out. Be there all the time. Be willing to give yourself up for the well-being of others.”
Tyler Horton
Pleasant Valley
“Don’t look back, always keep moving forward. You can’t change the past, you can only move forward.”
Aaron Hammond
Pleasant Valley
“When Mr. Piontkowski said just think before every test you take. ‘No test is as bad as my 3-hour statistics test at Kings College.’ The second he got out, he threw up.”
Jacob Rudy
Tamaqua
“The best advice was that I am going to fail at some point, but the only thing that matters is how I respond to that failure and learn from it.”
Meghan McArdle
Tamaqua
“Do the right thing, even when nobody is watching.”
We asked the Class of 2019: What is the best advice you received from a teacher?
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