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Joslyn Fox & Isa Hoban<\/strong>
\nThe Blue & White
\nGrand Rapids Catholic Central HS
\n1st Place
\nDivision 4, News Writing
\nPersonality Profile<\/p>\n

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\u201cFour of you to the board!\u201d<\/p>\n

According to recent graduate Aubrey LaVoie (\u201814), writing out problems in front of the room was always worrisome in Sister Robert Anne Erno\u2019s AP Calculus class.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scariest part would be when she would start a lesson and send us to the board for examples,\u201d LaVoie said. \u201cI would be super nervous if I was the first one because most of the time I didn\u2019t really know what I was doing. She would normally help me, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

For LaVoie, what she expected to be her toughest class of the day soon turned into her favorite class, and she felt really lucky to have gotten to experience the \u201clegendary\u201d Sister her last year.<\/p>\n

After 44 years of teaching, Sister officially retired from classroom teaching at the end of last year, although she still works in the Advancement Office and tutors students in math.<\/p>\n

LaVoie is one of nearly 7,000 graduates spread over four decades who experienced what she calls a \u201cnerve wracking experience\u201d in Sister\u2019s class, when going to the whiteboard might lead to Sister\u2019s response of \u201coh, brother\u201d or \u201cerase that off the board before someone thinks it\u2019s right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other generations remember Sister\u2019s\u00a0bluntness, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe told it like it was,\u201d said Amy Zoellner Lake (\u201884.)<\/p>\n

However, memories of fear were minute compared to the positive impression Sister had on her community.<\/p>\n

Zoellner Lake said when she went to Michigan State University she didn\u2019t struggle with math because of Sister\u2019s thorough teaching methods.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t have asked for a better teacher,\u201d Zoellner Lake said. \u201cShe was hilarious and people loved her. She made the math department very sound and was the best math teacher CC ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zoellner Lake added that Sister was passionate about helping students understand.<\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t want anyone to be left behind,\u201d Zoellner Lake said.<\/p>\n

English teacher Mr. Mike Nelson (\u201804) recalled sitting in Sister\u2019s class as a student, too. What he remembers most is the passion she displayed for both teaching and math.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could tell she loved what she was doing,\u201d Nelson said.<\/p>\n

Alicia Hoban (\u201811) also was able to see Sister\u2019s lighter side.<\/p>\n

\u201cSister is a sweetheart,\u201d Hoban said. \u201c[She] just wanted everyone to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sister is a member of the Grand Rapids Dominican order, which was founded in 1877 and has been involved with CC since 1906. As a whole, the Dominicans have taught, touched, and\u00a0influenced tens of thousands of CC alumni, according to Beth Banta, Advancement Director.<\/p>\n

Banta pointed out how special it was to have a teacher so involved in\u00a0the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe follows her students out of the classroom, and that is really cool and rare,\u201d Banta said.<\/p>\n

Even though she is no longer a\u00a0classroom teacher, Sister still immerses herself in the school community. She can still be seen attending plays, concerts, athletic contests, and many other student activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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