Hal didn’t grow up far from Victor. He grew up in Irondequoit. In addition to asking where he lived, I asked what was most memorable about high school for him. He had responded with not one moment but his whole senior year. The fact that it’s your last year of high school and he enjoyed every moment of it.

If you take on Mr. Hal’s class you learn more about him, one of those things being coaching. Mr. Hal used to coach football and I simply asked why he doesn’t anymore. Hal had simply said “Family”. It had become too much for him to balance coaching and his kid.

What is Mr Hal’s Favorite sport? “From 5-10 years old I was a basketball fan and was obsessed with Micheal Jordan,” Hal says. After getting cut from a basketball team his love for the game had started to fade and he had found a new love. That new love is football, he still enjoys basketball, it’s just not the same anymore.

Lastly, I asked Hal what made him want to become a teacher. After a rough breakup with a girl just after moving to Texas with her, Hal needed a plan. Hal had gotten an internship at an aquarium, working with kids and teaching about the animals there. Then the thought came into his head, “Wouldn’t it be great if I became a teacher?” And the rest is history. 

I then asked Mr. Hal what the best way for a kid to learn was. Hal had told me that there’s not one way a kid learns. Everyone is different so everyone learns in their own way. Because of this Mr. Hal tries to incorporate all kinds of learning in his class. Such as visual, hands-on, and lecturing.

Mr Halloran is a biology, AP biology, and anatomy teacher. He has one son named Wes and a lovely wife he likes to do activities with. I asked Mr. Hal how he balances his work life and home life. He said “It’s almost impossible.” Because of everything he has to deal with at school teaching 3 different classes and at home having an infant and the troubles with a child.

If you could meet anyone in the world who would it be and why? I know who Hal would pick and that person is Barack Obama. He says he would love to ask him “what it was like to lead the free world,” And what his experiences were like. How did he come to all the decisions he came to? Hal had thought he was a great president because of the way he dealt with world problems.

Now Halloran, If you don’t know him loves sharks. Sharks play a big role in his classroom and desk when it comes to decoration. Everywhere you look in his room is a shark and I wanted to know why. Hal says he has a memory sitting in his living room watching TV and a commercial came on for Shark Week and he thought that was the coolest thing ever.

What does Hal think is better Marvel or Star Wars? Hal says he doesn’t like to get in the middle of this debate because he can’t decide which is better. Although if I had to choose what one Hal would pick I think he would secretly pick Marvel just because he has a closer connection with it.