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Who am I. What you can expect from me in my class. My Personal Mission Statement. Love Be me Who am I? Character counts Enjoy every breath Problem or inconvenience? Education opens doors & changes lives Discover the world & the people that live on it
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Who am I. What you can expect from me in my class.
My Personal Mission Statement Love Be me Who am I? Character counts Enjoy every breath Problem or inconvenience? Education opens doors & changes lives Discover the world & the people that live on it Do what’s important now & remember the future Simplify life: reduce the clutter around me & in my mind
Growing Up • Graduated from Montague High School in 1991. • Graduated 93rd in my class …………. out of 93 students. • Working at local farms and other things were my priority. • Was positively influenced by Mr. Tate (our Mr. Tate’s Dad) which is why I became a teacher. • Worked on a dairy farm growing up, milking cows and driving tractors. • Joined the Army after high school. • My options were pretty limited.
My job in the Army • MLRS, Multiple Launch Rocket System. • Stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina. • I did training in Oklahoma, New York and Georgia.
College • Went to college at • Muskegon Community College. • Grand Valley State University (bachelors in Social Studies). • Western Michigan (masters in Educational Leadership) • Currently studying at WMU (bachelors in Family Studies). • A’s and B’s in college. • Why not a’s and b’s in high school. • I had a lot to make up due to my high school experience (making up classes in college equals paying more money).
Personal Life • I have been married for 12 years to my wife (she graduated from Oakridge in 1990). • 3 dogs, Maggi and Molly and Jo. • Enjoy reading, Formula One racing, Soccer, playing guitar a bit, Golf, Cooking and Exercising. • I have 3 older brothers and 1 younger sister. • Hosted 4 Exchange Students • Thailand, Germany, Finland, Pakistan. • I love to travel. • We have been to Thailand, Germany, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Bahamas the Canadian Rockies and all over the United States.
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