Jericho High School welcomes guidance hires Cotter, Mercante

Jericho High School welcomes guidance hires Cotter, Mercante

This year Jericho added two new hires to the guidance department, Kyle Cotter and Alana Mercante. Cotter comes from a family of teachers. His mom, dad and even both grandparents were teachers, and while he never felt he fit that role, he did want to be in education as they were. “I never really saw myself standing in front of the classroom teaching students, but I always loved the support role and helping people out," he said. After earning a ba…