Dana Noble, president of the Homewood-Flossmoor Education Organization, with colleague Amanda Fieramosca. As a student, she received the HFEO future teacher scholarship. She's now teaching economics at H-F High. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
Education, Feature

H-F teacher scholarship winner joins the H-F faculty

Amanda Fieramosca is a 2018 Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumna, an H-F teachers’ union scholarship winner and now a full-time H-F faculty member. 

“Teaching is a hard profession, and I know there are a lot of teachers who are leaving the field," the first-year teacher said. "Some people are very hesitant to enter the field. What I would tell people who are interested in education is that although it is hard, it is 100% worth it because you get to directly make an impact on hundreds of kids and influence them . . .

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