Friday Spotlight on Ms. Rizzi

Antoinette Rizzi

Math Teacher

Woodbury Jr.-Sr. High School





•Name:
Antoinette Rizzi

• College(s) and degrees(s):
BA – The American University, Washington, DC – 1984 – Mathematics & Political Science with minor in Economics
JD – The George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, D.C. - 1987

• Work experience:
Adjunct Faculty – Mathematics – The American University, Washington, D.C. – 23 years
Immigration Attorney – 19.5 years

• Favorite television show:
Monk, Criminal Minds, Deal or No Deal

• Last movie I loved:
Batman Begins

• Music CD that I have almost worn out from repeated playing:
Mama Mia

• Person (living or not) that I’d like to have lunch with and why:
Santa Claus – to find out how he can do so much and be in so many places at one time on one night. I sure need to know how to do that myself!

• Visiting this place makes me peaceful:
The ocean at night

• One item on my “to do” list that I can’t seem to get to:
Take a vacation

• Favorite animal (domestic or wild):
lion


• Favorite sports team:
Philadelphia Eagles

• Destination of my fantasy vacation trip:
Fiji

• Details about the teacher I will never forget who inspired me to enter the profession:
My high school physics and calculus teacher made learning challenging and FUN. My kindergarten teacher inspired me to be a teacher from the first day of school when I went home, lined up my dollies, and began to show them what I had learned in school.