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Howard Pirong, center, accepted the Distinguished Alumna Award on behalf of his late wife Ms. Teresa Coppola. Teresa taught at Madonna and Niagara Catholic High Schools. While at Madonna, she was bookkeeper, assistant principal and principal. She was a gifted math teacher who was patient, kind, encouraging , deeply dedicated, and encouraging to her students. From left are: Mike Volpe, director of Alumni Services, Howard Pirong, and Niagara Catholic Principal Ronald Buggs.