Background: Mr Amendolia graduated from Hammonton High School in 2014 and went on the gain a Master’s in English education at Rutgers University in 2019. He worked in Audubon Junior Senior High School from 2020-2021 teaching 7th, 10th, and 11th graders before moving to Berlin Borough Community School to teach 8th grade English from 2021-2023 and finally settled at Hammonton High School.

Why were you inspired to go into education?

I am passionate about reading and writing. I also really admired the English language arts teachers I had growing up and going through the Hammonton School District.

Finish this statement: my least favorite thing about my job is…

Catching students who have plagiarized or uses AI on their papers.

Finish this statement: The thing I enjoy the most about doing my job is…

seeing the students improve with their reading and writing skills throughout the year and helping them through some complex pieces of literature

Finish this statement: my biggest fear is…

getting locked in the upstairs faculty bathroom or crowded places

Finish this statement: one thing about me that would surprise people is…

I studied abroad in Italy and can speak Italian

Finish this statement: when I’m not in school, you can find me…

visiting family in Hammonton or playing with my parents’ dog Coco

Finish this statement: One thing I’ve learned after my first year at HHS is…

I haven’t competed a full year yet, but I anticipate learning how to push a large cart without running over students in crowded hallways