Where will the teachers go?

Well I am sure that anyone who has ever gone to Nazareth does not need ME to tell you that that pretty much every teacher at Nazareth is one of the best teachers you will ever find. I mean some of them have been there for years! And no I don’t mean five years I mean +30 years! I don’t think I can say one bad thing about them, but I can list the ways that they fit in as the best teachers:

1) They are always willing to help out

2) They are very understanding and will always listen to why you may not have been able to get your work done

3) They are open minded (this goes with #2)

4) They keep class fun while still teaching what they had planned

5) You can ask them anything

6) They know people make mistakes

7) They will always help you catch up on work if you were out sick

8) Act like a friend, not just a teacher

9) Strict, but fair

10) Some of the most dedicated and experienced teachers you will ever find

With that being said, any high school or college would be very lucky to add any of the Nazareth teachers to their staff, I believe.

I wish all of the students, and teachers, the best of luck when deciding about next year!

~Miss Naz~

Change

Today, while reading through the comments again (I have comments!!!!) I noticed they were about change and tradition. This got me thinking, “How much is going to change next year?”

Sure so much is going to be different next year. Everything from taking regents to sitting in classes with boys (YIKES!) We also have to learn where everything is in this new school. For the juniors, they have to go to a new school for just one year.

I know we are losing many things and trust me, I’m not happy about it either. But when you think about it, we really aren’t starting over COMPLETELY. Most of us will be going to a new school with a good number of other Naz students. I like to believe that we are all going through the exact same thing and we WILL get through it.

I truly wish and pray that our school would stay open but at this point its not and we all, sadly, do have to pick a new school for the rest of our high school years.

Might as well make the best of it.

~Miss Naz~

Shadowing

Hello all of the wonderful people reading my blog! …… After the wonderful feedback from my last post with an outstanding (drum role please……) 0 comments, I began to wonder, is anyone reading?! Oh well. If you are reading please tell your friends to read too.

So with so many of us shadowing this past week and different schools, I was wondering what everyone thought. So in the comments, tell me what you honestly thought of whatever school you shadowed at.

I shadowed at AQ this past week. First of all let me say that while not everyone was welcoming, there was a pretty big number who were. I found myself sitting there having conversations with people I have never met before with them telling me about the school. Its not Nazareth, honestly, but I also have to honestly say AQ is not as bad as I thought it would be. Definitely worth taking a tour or being a shadow if you still haven’t decided on a new school.

So there is my personal input. Now it’s time for yours. (let’s try to break last weeks record for the comments.)

Goodbye again until next week!

~Miss Naz~

SOS:

Welcome students, alumni, friends, family, and random bored people who really have nothing to do with Naz (don’t worry, you’re welcome anyways,) to the very first post of SOS (Save Our School.)

If you’re reading this, most likely you or your friend, or your friend’s friend, or SOMEONE has stumbled upon my new blog! Who am I you ask? Well guess what. I’m not going to tell you. That’s right. I will remain 100% anonymous (hopefully) as I continue to post here. I do go to our beloved Nazareth Academy and so have others in my family. I am here to give the inside look at Naz.

Now some of you may be wondering, “Why am I here?” Well if you don’t know (where have you been?!) our school is closing. No, I’m not expecting to write this blog and everything will be fine, but I do feel that I can’t just sit back and watch 138 years of tradition end without saying a word.

This blog is for those of us who feel the same. Those of us who feel there is more to be said about how WE feel.

This is the place for those of us who won’t give up, those of us with a little more fight left in them.

And someday, I hate to say, this will be the place of anonymous encouragement. A place where we cannot judge a single person by their class year, current school, or who their friends are, but by the knowledge that every last one of us is a Naz girl and will always be a Naz girl.

I want to try and post about once a week maybe. Anyone can comment if they want to, you don't need an account. Just select "anonymous" from the menu when you comment. That would be AWESOME! After all that’s what this site is all about! Remember, 100% anonymity from all people posting!

So here is your mission this week. Since this is the first post, tell me what you think! If you are able to comment please do. Tell me what you like, what you don’t like, what you think I should change (don’t worry I won’t hate you. I won’t even know who you are!)

So long for now and thank you so much for reading SOS!

~Miss Naz~