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Teacher Superlatives

Kate Sobol and Emmy Taylor
May 16, 2025

After tallying the votes we’re thrilled to present this year’s Hastings High School Teacher Superlatives!

These awards are based on the results of a school-wide survey completed by the students of Hastings High School. From the teachers most likely to be late to their own class to the teachers most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse, these superlatives reflect the unique impressions that our incredible faculty have left on us.

Most likely to assign homework over break
  1. Mrs. Weitman
  2. Mr. Smith
Best dressed
  1. Ms. Chalmers / Ms. Mockler
  2. Mr. Willson
Most like to be mistaken for a student
  1. Mrs. Wagner
  2. Mr. Hills
Most likely to join TikTok and go viral
  1. Ms. Mockler
  2. Mr. Ruffler
Best classroom vibes
  1. Ms. Gagliardi
  2. Mr. Smith
Most likely to know all of the drama
  1. Mrs. Thompson
  2. Sr. Lopez
Most enthusiastic
  1. Mrs. Bassani
  2. Mr. Hunt
Most likely to start on a tangent that becomes the whole class
  1. Mrs. Wagner / Mrs. Rudolph
  2. Mr. Conwisar
Most likely to say your grade is not what matters
  1. Mrs. Rudolph
  2. Mr. Abrams
Most chill
  1. Ms. Gagliardi
  2. Mr. Willson
Best advice
  1. Ms. Gagliardi
  2. Mr. Abrams
Most like to be in a sitcom
  1. Mrs. Thompson
  2. Mr. Hunt
Most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse
  1. Ms. Kehoe
  2. Mr. Konig
Most likely to brighten your day
  1. Mrs. Thompson
  2. Mr. Abrams
Most likely to give students food
  1. Ms. Barenfeld
  2. Mr. Morgan
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