She will also miss working with her colleagues. She said teaching has taught her to never give up and that anything is possible.
After 28 long years of teaching Family and Consumer Sciences at Northern Lebanon Middle School, our very own Mrs. Alquist has decided to retire. She will be the only retiring teacher this year in the Middle/High School. Mrs. Alquist has been a fixture in the FCS department, and has been long admired for her passion in teaching our young students. Prior to teaching at Northern Lebanon, Mrs. Alquist was a very busy bee. A graduate of Mansfield State College (now Mansfield University), she accepted a position as an assistant buyer for a chain of seventy-two stores in Western PA. After a year she was promoted to a position where she was a buyer of fabrics, notions, yarns and crafts. When the chain grew to eighty-four stores she was promoted to a position in ladies’ sportswear. After this, Mrs. Alquist took a job as an assistant buyer for a linen store, and also ran their interior decorating shop. After a few years she owned two of her own decorating shops; one in Hermitage, PA and the other in North Lima, Ohio. When she got married, she moved to Palm Springs, CA where she received a job as an interior decorator for a design shop. Her next stop was Northern Lebanon, where she has spent the last twenty-eight years. Now that she is leaving NL she plans to travel with her husband, spend time with her children and grandchildren, and to work on her hobbies. Mrs. Alquist’s fond memories of working at NL are all the “light bulb moments”. “When a student finally understands and everything just clicks.”
She will also miss working with her colleagues. She said teaching has taught her to never give up and that anything is possible. 20 Tips from FastWeb
1. Create a study guide. Most teachers will give you a study guide, but making your own can help you understand the material better. Outlining the important information you need to learn can be helpful. 2. Ask questions. Your teachers are there to help! Ask them questions regarding the material and the exam so that you’re prepared when exam time arrives. 3. Pay attention during reviews. Reviews and practice tests offer information on exam format, what will be on the exam and what you should be focusing your studies on. 4. Start early. If you always start ahead of schedule, you’ll never be cramming the night before an exam. You’ll almost always perform better in doing so! 5. Organize a group study session. It can be helpful to study in groups – sometimes. Only do this with those who will stay on task and help you. 6. Study things not on the study guide. Study guides aren’t always comprehensive – they’re just suggestions of the main concepts to learn. Use your study guide for its intended purpose: a guide. Be sure to fill in the blanks with related information. 7. Take breaks. You won’t be able to memorize or comprehend all the material at once. 8. Stay well-rested. There’s a lot to be said about a good night’s sleep. 9. Create a study schedule – and follow it. Splitting the material into chucks you can actually achieve can be very beneficial. That way, you can keep track of what you’ve accomplished instead of looking at the big picture and getting overwhelmed. 10. Prioritize your study time. Some exams will be more difficult than others, some you may find easier to study for. Some may be worth more of your grade than others. Make sure to evaluate all of your exams to consider and determine all of the involved factors so you can study accordingly. 11. Study for the style of exam. If it’s multiple choice, you’ll need to know definitions and concepts. For essay exams, focus on your understanding of all the concepts presented, with examples in mind. 12. Quiz yourself. If you think about and create actual exam questions, you will likely become more familiar with what you need to study and, in the meantime, familiarize yourself with the type of language that will be on the exam. Draft potential exam questions and quiz yourself so that you can set expectations of what you need to focus on. 13. Meet with your teachers. Often times, meeting with an instructor can give you helpful hints for what to study and ways to prepare for the exam. 14. Reorganize your notes. Evaluate and reorganize your notes into what’s important, outlining important concepts, formulas dates and definitions so they’re easy to understand. 15. Pace yourself. Make sure you stay focused and don’t burn yourself out. A great way to do so is to pace yourself rather than opting for the dreaded all-nighter. You can easily pace yourself by following tips like starting early, creating a study schedule and taking breaks when necessary! 16. Teach classmates. Learning by teaching is a method that really works! If you work with a study buddy and explain concepts to one another, you’re re-learning the material all over again. It’s a great way to reinforce what you’ve learned and help someone in the meantime! 17. Revolve your focus. Switching up your subjects is a helpful way to learn everything for your exams while preventing burnout on one topic. Make sure to switch it up before your eyes glaze over! That way, you can keep studying for longer periods of time while maintaining your focus. 18. Color code it. Create a system that allows you to color code material that’s going to be on the exam by what’s most important, less important, etc. This will help you focus on the most pertinent information and prioritize the material. 19. Visualize. If you’re a visual learner, it can help to create mind maps or diagrams to visualize how the concepts you’re learning relate to one another. This is especially beneficial when learning concepts that build upon the understanding of one another, like in science courses. 20. Make it fun. It’s easier to focus if you adapt to studying by quizzing yourself, creating acronyms or rewarding yourself for a job well done. Create a game plan – literally – that allows you to accomplish tasks and be rewarded for each. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. That was the message last night at the LNP All-Star Sports banquet at Spooky Nook. The message came from former Steeler and Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward. Ward joked that he get recognized more for his appearance on Dancing with the Stars (where he was the winner of Season 12), then he does for football, but his message was still the same. To an audience of award- winning athletes and coaches, Ward was brutally honest. He told the room full of athletes that most of them would never play pro sports, and that a backup plan was an important part of his own process. He talked about setting goals and executing a plan. He spoke on the detrimental impact of social media, and that businesses and college coaches are turned off by negative posts. In the end, his message could be put to work through any endeavor, whether it be sports or the work force. Outwork everyone. Find a way to separate yourself from the pack. Stand out. Be better. Ward took time afterwards to meet with the coaches, athletes, and fans in attendance. Northern Lebanon was represented in two sports. Coach Wallace and Coach Battistelli were both honored as coaches of the year in wrestling and girls’ basketball respectively. Coach Wallace was honored for the work of the wrestling program over the last several years. This past year the Vikings won their fourth Section III title, became the first AA school to ever win the L-L tournament, and captured the school’s first ever District Championship. The Vikings also made a return trip to the state championships. Coach Battistelli helped lead the girls to the school’s first Section title in thirty years. The Vikings made the most of their post season knocking off Lancaster-Catholic on their way to an Elite 8 appearance at the PIAA State Championships. Thank you for the hard work coaches, and thank you to Hines Ward for taking time to speak the truth. The Northern Lebanon miniThon will be holding Spirit Weeks during the days of May 16-20. The days are outlined below: Monday May 16 is Pajama Day. Tuesday May 17 is Senior Citizen Day Wednesday May 18 is Decade Day Thursday May 19 is Penn State Day Friday May 20 is Beach Day |
october teachers of the month Kris Miller is an Algebra I and Honors Geometry teacher from Quentin, PA. He is involved in extracurricular activities at NL and loves sports. Mr. Miller went to Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster and later went to Lebanon Valley College and received his Masters Degree at Millersville University. He has been teaching for 7 years at Northern Lebanon. Mr. Miller teaches Algebra I and Honors Geometry in room 40, and is accompanied this semester by student teacher Mr. De La Ronde from Lebanon Valley College. He offers tutoring in his room from Monday to Thursday after school from 2:30 until 3 PM. Mr. Miller is involved in extracurricular activities at NL. He is an assistant coach for the varsity football team and head coach for the junior high wrestling team. Mr. Miller is also a freshman class advisor along with Mr. Beidler. Outside school, Mr. Miller also enjoys golfing. He often visits his family’s cabin and loves to play with his two daughters, Breana and Reagan. Breana is 3.5 years old and Reagan is just 7 months. Mr. Miller’s wife, Steph, is a nurse at Hershey Medical center. He also has one younger sister named Alicia. Mr. Miller’s favorite movie is “Rudy”, a football movie by David Anspaugh, and his favorite book is Tuesday’s with Morrie by MItch Albom, a memoir. When asked about his growth as a teacher, Mr. Miller said, “I have spent a lot of time trying to make my math class more engaging through the use of hands-on activities and the use of technology.”
Mr. Jack Beidler is the 10th grade world history teacher. He is from Annville, but now lives in Fredericksburg. Mr.Beidler has been teaching for 19 years at Northern Lebanon. Mr. Beidler teaches 10th grade World History in room 15. Tutoring is available after school if you ask him. Mr. Beidler does not currently have a student teacher, but has had about seven in past years. Mr. Beidler has been involved in extracurricular activities at NL. Currently he is a 9th grade class advisor. He is also a former head football coach at NL. Mr. Beidler also coaches football at Lebanon Valley College. His hobbies include playing football, watching the Hershey Bears hockey team, and The Washington Capitals. Mr. Beidler’s favorite movie is “Remember the Titans”, another football-based movie by Boaz Yakin. His favorite book is The Art of Smart Football, an analytic and strategic book studying different football strategies, trends and plays, by Chris Brown. Mr. Beidler has four older brothers and two children, and all of their names start with the letter “J”. His two children are Jacob, 14, and Joseph, 12, and he is married to NL English teacher Julie Beidler. After 19 years teaching at Northern Lebanon, Mr. Beidler has learned that, “success breeds success”.
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