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GNA Success Stories - Stanley Hughes

GNA Success Stories – Stanley Hughes

“I graduated from GNA in 2009, was class president, played some sports, raised some heck, and gave my mom some sleepless nights worrying about where I was or what I was doing. I worked part-time jobs,...

GNA Success Stories - Kayla Gronkowski

GNA Success Stories – Kayla Gronkowski

On paper, I have been very successful in my career path and in life. I got hired by a great company while I was still finishing my college degree, I was sought after to come back to GNA to coach only months...

GNA Success Stories - Timothy Accurso

GNA Success Stories – Timothy Accurso

“I work in an industry that doesn’t have a lot of stability, and I’ve managed to make a career for myself. I was pretty pragmatic and decided that I would pursue my dream, but I also tried to be...

GNA Success Stories - Jennifer Harnichfeger Olzinski

GNA Success Stories – Jennifer Harnichfeger Olzinski

The traditions we always talk about as educators and coaches, the family mentality we try to instill in our players and students: well, I lived it. Nanticoke, the teachers, the students, my teammates,...

GNA Success Stories - Ashley Jackubowski Ellis

GNA Success Stories – Ashley Jackubowski Ellis

I wanted to go to school for meteorology since I was around seven-years-old; it was always my one true goal in life. I got accepted to the only college I applied to, Penn State University, and married...

GNA Success Stories - Jonathan Hicks

GNA Success Stories – Jonathan Hicks

“I really barely recognize the high school version of myself.  Everytime I think back on what I was like, it seems like a totally different person.  The best way of describing the old me was that I...

GNA Success Stories - Lauren Gorney

GNA Success Stories – Lauren Gorney

Being diagnosed with cancer at 11-years-old changes everything: it changes your family dynamic, how people treat you, and your relationship with your own body. It was only a month before September 11,...

GNA Success Stories - Abigail Gesecki Holt

GNA Success Stories – Abigail Gesecki Holt

Amber Hyder and (Uploaded by)Chriselda Sedorchuk November 30, 2023

"| decided to join the Navy after visiting the U.S. Naval Academy for a track and field recruiting visit in 2005. After my visit, I was deeply inspired and knew that if I chose the Naval Academy, I would...

GNA Success Stories- Micheal Kmietowicz

GNA Success Stories- Micheal Kmietowicz

Amber Hyder and (Uploaded by)Chriselda Sedorchuk November 27, 2023

"I was one of the "gifted" kids in my K-12 career, but I wasn't sure of myself in high school. I tried to live up to what I thought OTHERS wanted me to be, instead of who I was deep down inside. I was...

GNA Success Stories - Ericka Roback Impaglia

GNA Success Stories – Ericka Roback Impaglia

Amber Hyder and (Uploaded by)Chriselda Sedorchuk November 20, 2023

"My journey started off as the youngest of three who grew up with a single mother.Her love and support taught me how to be caring and supportive, but also that you have to work hard to get where you want...

GNA Success Stories - Jessica Saraka

GNA Success Stories – Jessica Saraka

"I have been employed by Guardian for over ten years now. I started in 2012 as an aide, then I became the Director's Assistant, and now I am happily with the Administration team as the Director myself....

GNA Success Stories - Jill Stapert Prawdzik

GNA Success Stories – Jill Stapert Prawdzik

Amber Hyder and (Uploaded by)Chriselda Sedorchuk November 13, 2023

"This is my 5th year teaching English Language Development at Hanover Area School district, and during that time I have helped countless students and families adjust to a new culture, navigate the school...

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