By Chloe Zhang

Coach Anthony Cordani has been working at Hopedale for the past 23 years. Recently, Coach  Cordani announced his retirement from teaching Physical Education at Hopedale High School. Throughout his time at Hopedale, he has left a great impact on his students and the teams he has coached. 

Coach Cordani shows to his students that teaching is somethingWe have great support from the administration, and we have outstanding teachers and supportive parents.

What have you taken the most out of teaching here?

“The thing I took away most from teaching is that I got to have a great impact on my students and what they do later in life and who they become in the future. I enjoy day-to-day interaction with the students, it’s my favorite thing about teaching. I also have enough coaching as these things bring me joy, just getting to see the growth of my students.

I think my students affect me just as much as I affect them, I look forward to coming to school every day. I certainly learned a lot about myself through my experience teaching here.”

Are you sad about not teaching at Hopedale anymore?

“I think I am sad about leaving Hopedale, I will miss being at Hopedale but hopefully I will stay involved with Hopedale for a while in a coaching capacity.  I think my years at Hopedale have been some of the best years of my life. When I made the decision to apply for the opening, it was probably one of the best decisions I made. I consider myself one of the luckiest people on earth, I got to do my dream job in a wonderful town.” 

Students are going to miss Cordani.

“Mr. Cordani is an amazing teacher and has made gym so fun. He is genuinely a great person, and also strives to keep everyone involved in class” - Maida H.

“Mr. Cordani is a super funny teacher, and although I have not had him for a few years, I still remember how funny he was in class!” - Maddie D. 

“Mr. Cordani is a super enthusiastic teacher and he always has the best humor in class” - Mia C.