Mr. Peter Whitehouse was both my AP European History teacher and my track coach. He was a soft-spoken but firm man who earned respect through his intellect, abilities, and actions. I remember sitting in his class wanting to perform well, not out of fear of failure, but out of desire to please and impress him. I had plenty of other teachers over the course of my schooling who had more memorable personalities, who had strange and funny quirks, who may have been funny or kind, but no other teacher made me want to be a teacher the way Peter Whitehouse did. I am currently in my 15th year with the Department of Education, and not a single day has gone by when I haven't asked myself, "Is this how Mr. Whitehouse would have done it?" Chances are he doesn't remember me, but I remember him and that is what matters most.
-Joseph Anderson
Former Student