Mr. David Thering was a long time Social Studies teacher at Minerva Deland who became famous for his mantra such as "Excuses are the nails that build our house of failure."  Listen to hear the backstories on his pearls of wisdom, his keys to teaching success and why he loves Fairport and will stay here until his "demise"!

CORRECTIONS:  The freshman class raised about $1,500, not $15,000.  Mr. Thering earned his masters degree from Nazareth.