Franklin & Marshall College

Name: Scottie Atland
Hometown: Morristown, NJ
College Major: Elementary Education

Favorite Lancaster Activity: An evening out with my family at Clipper Magazine Stadium as we are swept up in the excitement of a Barnstormers victory. A close second is eating a delicious Mediterranean Crepe at Rachel’s Creperie.

Best Interview Moment: When students are willing to share an interesting fact or hobby they enjoy, a great conversation ensues and I learn so much more about them! Some interesting hobbies I have had the pleasure to learn about have been medieval jousting, trying to make the perfect flan and creating miniature models from wooden skewers."

Name: Nina Castillo
Hometown: West Nyack, NY
College Major: History and French

Favorite Lancaster Activity:  Eating empanadas at El Maizal, the Colombian restaurant on Mulberry Street

Best Interview Moment:  I love when students are so enthusiastic in telling me about a favorite activity or hobby that I am drawn right in to the excitement. A student recently told me all about making sushi in such a way that I wanted to go right home and try it myself!

Name: Angela Lee
Hometown: Tamuning, Guam
College Major: Communications

Favorite Lancaster Activity: I enjoy walking around downtown Lancaster, visiting Central Market and discovering unique restaurants and galleries. I also love to explore the many towns surrounding Lancaster.

Best Interview Moment: I enjoy learning about different cultures and life experiences. I'm always so impressed and amazed to hear what the interviewees have done and experienced in high school. It makes me very excited because I know they will continue to take advantage of all the opportunities and resources availabe at college, especially Franklin and Marshall College.

Name: Mary Manacher
Hometown: Mount Union, PA
College Major: Accounting and German double major

Favorite F&M Activity: Fum Follies

Best Interview Moment: When a student who performs and sings in many a Capella groups sang a song for me during the interview.

Name: Mary J. Mattson
Hometown: Albany, New York
College Major: French/minor in Psychology

Favorite Lancaster Activity: Early morning at Central Market/running through
the beautiful neighborhoods near F&M.

Best Interview Moment: Best interview moment is always when the student feels comfortable and at ease.

Name: Cathy Rintz
Hometown: Souderton, PA
College Major: Business Administration

Favorite Lancaster Activity: Seeing shows at the Fulton Opera House tops my list of favorite things to do. Many of the productions at the Fulton will rival anything you'll see on Broadway!

Best Interview Moment: I love the moment in an interview when I make a connection with a student based on a shared interest or passion we both have. From that point forward our dialogue becomes a conversation and ceases to be an "interview." 

Name: Joan Marie Sipe
Hometown: New Haven, IN (not CT :o)
College Major: Secondary Math Education

Favorite Lancaster Activity: Music concerts!!! There are so many venues to enjoy!  Also, shows at the Fulton Opera House.

Best Interview Moment: There have been a number of interesting moments but one interviewee spoke about hiking/camping in the state of Washington and had a grizzly bear encounter!  On the very same day, ANOTHER student spoke about avoiding grizzlies in Wyoming! A bit of serendipity that day!

Name: Sue Smith
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
College Major: German

Favorite Lancaster Activity: Being downtown to attend cultural events, try new restaurants, and to shop

Best Interview Moment: Approaching the high school senior who replied to "prefer to be called" on her information sheet with the name "Your Majesty." I did so, and her entire family laughed, with Mom commenting that this is how her brothers refer to her at home, because she "rules the house."