“Idyllic,” said PA Middle School Dean of Students and Literature teacher Mrs. Teresa Claypool when asked what word comes to mind when she thinks of high school. “Pretty much what you picture when you think of high school,” Claypool added candidly. In keeping with her... “Smug,” said PA Upper School Literature and Latin teacher Dr. Jeff Olsen Biebighauser when asked what word comes to mind when he thinks of high school. For anyone who has encountered Biebighauser, this may come as a surprise. One would not suspect this passionate and... “Chillax,” said Providence Academy Science teacher Daniel Hickel when asked what word comes to mind when he thinks of high school. “It was the coolest word in the early 2000s,” Hickel added defensively after revealing his class’ senior word “chillax”. Perhaps the word... High school. In a word, “formative,” at least according to Thomas Jones, PA Upper School band director. “My years in high school were formational. There was of course a lot of academic progress, but also social progress and learning a lot about life.”... This year has been full of changes for everyone, especially for Mr. Brian Cosgriff, the new gym teacher at Providence Academy, who left the district that he had been part of for over 30 years. Cosgriff, known by many as “Coach Cos”, was part of the Hopkins School... 