{"id":26808,"date":"2020-06-09T15:14:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T19:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2020\/06\/09\/22912\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:50:59","slug":"22912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/06\/09\/22912\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC 2020 Graduate: Emily Forisso"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emily Forisso<\/p><\/div>\n

Name:<\/strong> Emily Forisso<\/p>\n

Major<\/strong>: Early Childhood Education<\/p>\n

Hometown<\/strong>: Haverhill<\/p>\n

GPA<\/strong>: 3.95<\/p>\n

High School & Year of Graduation<\/strong>: Haverhill High School – Class of 2017<\/p>\n

Did You Attend Another College or University Before NECC?<\/b> I attended UMass Lowell, majoring in music education, for 1 year before deciding to come back to NECC and change my major to Early Childhood Education (ECE).<\/p>\n

What Brought You to NECC? <\/strong>I participated in the Early College program in high school, and my dad is an NECC alumnus who graduated in 1975 while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.<\/p>\n

How did you choose your major? <\/strong>I have always wanted to work with children, and I especially enjoy working with younger children up to 3rd grade. My dream is to become a kindergarten teacher and eventually a school administrator, so the ECE program is the perfect way to do that.<\/p>\n

Were you involved in any extracurricular activities at NECC? <\/strong>I was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the NECC Choral & Music Club, performing in 3 shows with the NECC Choir.<\/p>\n

What are you planning for fall, 2020? <\/strong>I am transferring to Merrimack College to pursue my bachelor\u2019s in Child, Family and Community Studies with a concentration in PreK-2 Education. The program will give me my teaching license and the ability to work full-time in a school, since the classes are at night and on weekends.<\/p>\n

What did you appreciate most about NECC? <\/strong>I loved the flexibility of my classes (the ability to take online, hybrid or face-to-face classes), as well as the incredible support that each and every one of my professors gave me.<\/p>\n

Was there a faculty or staff member who was especially helpful? If yes, how did they help you?<\/strong> My music professor Alisa Bucchiere was especially helpful to me. She was not only a fantastic voice teacher, challenging me with complex pieces and helping me to improve my singing technique, but she also reached out to me when I was going through some tough things this year. She would support me and give me lots of wonderful advice, and I am so thankful that I have gotten to know her these past two years.<\/p>\n

What surprised you most about NECC? <\/strong>The sense of community among all the students here. When I started at NECC, I didn\u2019t think a community college would offer so many great services and activities to bring its students together. I had always assumed that community college students simply went to classes and went home or to work. I was pleasantly surprised at how much school spirit there is at NECC! The campus community is very positive and welcoming, and the school spirit I have seen here makes me really proud to be an NECC Knight!<\/p>\n

What advice would you give an incoming NECC freshman?<\/strong> I would encourage them to get involved on campus! There are so many clubs here and extracurricular activities that students can be a part of. There truly is something for everybody. I have made so many friends through the clubs and school activities I have participated in and my NECC experience definitely wouldn\u2019t have been the same without those activities!<\/p>\n

What would people be surprised to know about you?<\/strong> I faced many health challenges when I was younger. I was born with a benign tumor on my face, I have broken both of my legs and had to have surgery on my ankle as a result, I have had 4 mouth surgeries to correct jaw problems and I was hospitalized many times as a child due to my bad asthma.<\/p>\n

What were the biggest challenges that you faced in pursuit of your associate degree? <\/strong>In December of last year, my longtime boyfriend Will, who is also a student at NECC in the sleep tech program, was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. I decided to try my hardest to finish my degree, since I only had one semester left and I figured it was a good way to take my mind off of things, but I really was not sure if I would be able to finish. It was definitely a challenge to keep up with schoolwork and my student-teaching while also bringing him to treatment appointments and overall having my mind preoccupied with him, but I managed to do it. I\u2019m glad to say that he is almost finished with his cancer treatments now and I was also able to finish my degree this semester. I am looking forward to what the future holds for both of us!<\/p>\n

What are you long term career\/education plans? <\/strong>My plan is to transfer to Merrimack College, receive my teaching license and eventually get a job as a kindergarten or first grade teacher in a public school. My long-term goal is to eventually become a principal or other administrator in the public school system, and to be an advocate for students and families. I have always been an outspoken and outgoing person, so I hope to use both of those qualities to be the best teacher and advocate that I can be.<\/p>\n

Anything else you want to add? <\/strong>I would like to congratulate all of my fellow Class of 2020 graduates. We did it! We graduated during a pandemic!<\/p>\n

SOCIAL MEDIA:
\nFacebook name: Emily Caroline Forisso<\/p>\n

Instagram handle: @emmiforisso<\/p>\n

Twitter handle: @TheMusicNerd172<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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