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The Student News Site of Neshaminy High School

The Playwickian

The Student News Site of Neshaminy High School

The Playwickian

Neshaminy teacher spotlighted

By Reed Hennessy
Sports Editor

Michael Cochran, the epoch of what every teacher should aspire to be. This 32 year old mountain of a man is a Neshaminy native, part of the class of 1999, Cochran started substitute teaching in the Neshaminy School District in 2007 this is his fifth year in the district and third at Neshaminy High School.

From Levittown, “A beautiful little hamlet, our very own ice cream and red juice driven piece of heaven,” Cochran said. The English 11/Public speaking teacher is on the younger side of the spectrum of Neshaminy teachers, clearly shown through his use of technology. Cochran maintains his own website which can be found on his Neshaminy teacher page.

Currently aged 32 years, Cochran is an avid soccer fan, specifically West Ham. Cochran also enjoys high fives, stage dives and motorcycles. An owner of a Triumph Thrumpax, Cochran is the “Steve McQueen” of Neshaminy. However, Cochran did not always plan on being a teacher.

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“It was always a thought, but I didn’t decide until I was a few years in at PSU,” said Cochran. After attending Cochran would continue his education at Holy Family University before moving on to enriching the minds of today’s youth. Reading is one of the many great passions that burn deep within Cochran and he loves to see his students do the same.

“I’m a reader, so seeing students make connections to a book, especially when reading isn’t a favorite hobby, is always rewarding,” Cochran said.

Cochran has been described by many students, always in a positive light, “Bold”, “Original”, “Relatable”, “Cool” and “Generally Awesome”. Teaching with passion and commitment, the only negative aspect of teaching in Cochran’s mind is the extensive amount of paperwork.

Cochran is a well-respected and much liked teacher at Neshaminy High School. But to fully describe the man that is Michael Cochran rather than the teacher here is an interesting anecdote from the life and times of Michael Cochran.

In the year 2006, Cochran’s birthday happened to fall on the day of the World Cup Final. “I was sitting around at home; I had tried to get tickets for the game in Munich but was unsuccessful. That was a Saturday; I booked my trip on Monday,” Cochran said. After taking off work the Friday before, and taking some time to spend a copious amount of time playing Donkey Kong Country.

Upon boarding the flight he had been up 40 hours straight. The flight was nine and a half hours, asleep most of the time, according to his companions he had slept through terrible conditions. “My buddies said it was a horrible flight – an hour on the runway, enough turbulence to scare the pilot, slow speeds from headwinds,” Cochran said.

Finally ending up in the German town of Sankt Goar, at a fall festival called Rhine Aflame, Cochran and his buddies enjoyed some German hospitality, food, music and fireworks. It was a valuable experience in Cochran’s life.

All in all, Cochran is great teacher, person, man, sentient being or what have you. His time at the high school has been much appreciated and the student body looks forward to him being a part of the teaching staff in years to come.

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