Benevenuta, Signorina Hudock!

October 22, 2013
Upon entering Ms. Hudock’s room to conduct the interview, I immediately noticed boxes
of what I soon learned to be freshly baked sfogliatelles (a spongy Italian pastry) and hot coffee
stacked in the back of the room. “My Italian One students don’t realize that breakfast in Italy
isn’t eggs and bacon,” she explained with a chuckle.
Ms. Hudock, a brand new teacher this year, not only teaches Italian 1 through AP, but
moderates the Italian club, film club, and Today’s Girls, Tomorrow’s Women, a new club
centered around building confidence in women. A former Oakland Catholic student, she
graduated from OC in 2009 and matriculated into Duquesne University, where she majored in
Italian and international communications and minored in marketing. When asked how it felt to
be on the other side of the classroom, she remarked that it was “good to see things in a different
light”. Ms. Hudock is “excited to get the opportunity to inspire students the way [she] was
inspired.” When asked what she was most excited about this year, she quickly replied that the
girls’ enthusiasm and being back at Oakland are what she is looking forward to the most.
Since she has been here Oakland has changed quite a bit. Ms. Hudock has admired the J
Building renovations, as well as noted the less-strict shoe policy, lunch money being added to
key cards, and the addition of more technology. But there are always some good things that
never change like “Judy’s cookies, [which] are still the same.” Well some change is always
necessary, so we welcome Ms. Hudock, who has already been a fantastic addition to Oakland
Catholic, back with excitement for what’s to come!