ABOUT AAC
Local teachers experienced a need in today's educational environment while in the classroom - to further challenge students, personalize and enrich their learning, and help instill valuable study skills. The need for quality, supplemental education options in the Eugene area created the vision for the Academic Achievement Center.
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Meet the team
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MICHAEL FLORETTA
CO-OWNER
The Most Important Thing I Learned Before High School: Do not procrastinate
Favorite Subject: Any kind of math
CLINT LARSON
CO-OWNER
Inspiration: Continuing to help kids achieve at their highest level.
Fun Fact: Clint was the 2015/2016 Oregon State (S.T.E.M.) Teacher of the Year
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KATIE D.
TUTOR
If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd travel around the world with my best friends. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be teleportation.
Interests: Rock climbing, hiking, and drawing.
HALEY S.
TUTOR
If I could invent a holiday it would definitely involve costumes for your pets
Interests: Molecular biology, crocheting, rock collecting
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CLARE H.
TUTOR/ADMIN
If I Won the Lottery, I Would: Travel around the world
Interests: Math, debate, cooking
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FALLON M.
TUTOR
Favorite Quote: Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. – Pele
Hometown: Eugene, Oregon
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EVAN D.
TUTOR
In another Life, I'm pretty sure I was an old man who hiked to the tops of the tallest mountains. If I was a super hero my super power would be super speed!
Interests: Hiking/Backpacking, Soccer, Running, Video Games
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CHRIS O.
TUTOR
If I Had a Superpower, I Would Want it To Be: Charging any electronic device instantly
Interests: Biking, travel, and Disc Golf
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VINCENT M.
TUTOR
A quote from Michael Jordan that inspires me:
"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Interests: Cooking, Baking, Biking, Hiking, Traveling, Playing Games, Reading, Podcasts, Sports
MONTANA J.
TUTOR
The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given: To love the act of learning, the experience of learning itself, is the best first step in attempting to learn any new skill.
Interests: Rock climbing, horse showing, hiking, sewing, math!