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Teacher-in Training

Frank Fronhofer

"I drove the shuttle bus my sophomore, junior and part of my senior year," Fronhofer laughs nostalgically.

But while driving a Harvard shuttle bus for three years was "a lot of fun," Fronhofer has been nurturing much nobler aspirations for the future.

Involved in the Undergraduate Teacher Education Program, Fronhofer taught pre-algebra, algebra and general applied math at, Waltham High School this semester, and is applying for teaching positions in Western Massachusetts and rural New York.

"I want to coach and teach in the kind of place I grew up in," Fronhofer says.

Two of Fronhofer's most significant role models, his father and Harvard Wrestling Coach Jim Peckham, have the greatest faith in his assured success and happiness.

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"I'm gonna bet the mortgage that he's going to be a great teacher and coach," Peckham says.

"He's a great motivator, and he knows how to break down the sport mentally," Fronhofer's father says. "He's picked a profession nicely."

From a brood truly dedicated to the sport--at one time, three Fronhofer wrestled for the Salem High School team--Fronhofer has had extremely supportive family and coaches that have encouraged and enhanced his career.

But Peckham gave the most credit to the individual who worked the hardest--Fronhofer himself.

"Wrestling is a difficult sport to master--it requires dedication and hard work, and a great deal of personal effort," Peckham says. "Frank has all of these things."

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