Teacher

NAME: Mr. Anthony T. Sorrentino III

SCHOOL: St. Joseph High School

DEPARTMENT: Mathematics

SCHOOL PHONE: 724-224-5552

About The Teacher

Mr. Sorrentino is a graduate from the University of Pittsburgh and has both 
a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Arts in 
Teaching.  Mr. Sorrentino has worked with the University of Pittsburgh 
for 7 years in the College in High School program.  In that time he has been 
approved to teach and has taught  Elementary Statistics, 
Calculus, and Calculus 2.  He has also served on the Test 
Writing Committee for Calculus, 4 times and has written the exams the 
University uses to assess students in that course.

Mr. Sorrentino has also taught Precalulus, Algebra 2, and Algebra 1 (which 
is a service to our neighboring school OLMBSS).  Along with that, he has 
been the Softball Coach (2000-2004) and coaches Bowling (2003-present).  He 
was the junior class moderator from mid 1999-2004 and assisted the junior 
classes those years in planning the Junior/Senior Prom.  He also served as 
the Girls' Basketball Statistician from 2001-2002 and only stopped doing 
that in order to coach the Bowling team.  He has also appeared in several 
drama productions at SJ.  These included Jesus Christ Superstar in 
Concert 2001, Angel Voices, and Man of La Mancha. (He 
still keeps trying to convince Mr. C to do a production of A Christmas 
Carol so he can play his dream role of "The Ghost of Christmas Yet To 
Come.")

Mr. Sorrentino can often be found after school as well tutoring students.  
He welcomes all students who need his help to see him after school if their 
schedule permits.

Mission For The Class

The mission in all of my classes is to help students become better at math 
and to gain a mastery of the subject.  To do this, students must learn to 
communicate mathematically.  This is why I have made use of Journals and 
Portfolios in a number of my non-University courses.

As far as Calculus and Statistics, the mission is to meet (and possibly 
exceed) all requirements for successful completion of those courses.  The 
University of Pittsburgh has guidelines that must be met and so all involved 
in those courses muct realize that and be prepared to complete the necessary 
work to accomplish that.