Mathematics Teacher. Calculus, Geometry
This is my 5th year at Panhandle High School.
I currently teach Geometry, College Algebra(Dual Credit through Clarendon College), College Trigonometry(Dual Credit through Clarendon College), and Calculus.
This is my 24th year teaching Mathematrics.
I started my career with Walsh High School in Walsh, Colorado where I was the Mathematics Department for 12 years. While in Walsh I taught
Algebra I…………………………………………………………………………………………...12 years
Geometry…………………………………………………………………………………....…….12 years
Algebra II………………………………………………………………………………...….…….12 years
Senior Mathematics……………………………………………………………………………….1 year
College Algebra(Dual Credit through Lamar Community College)………………………….11 years
College Trigonometry(Dual Credit through Lamar Community College)…………………...11 years
Calculus I(Dual Credit through Lamar Community College)…………………………………10 years
Physics………………………………………………………………………………………………3 years
Digital Electronics………………………………………………………………………………….2 years
At Walsh I was also a Coach for High School Wrestling, Football and Baseball
Football
Assistant………………………………...11 years
Head Football Coach…………………..1 year
in 2001 the Walsh Eagles won the Colorado State Football Championship, I had a lot of fun as the Defensive Coordinator.
Wrestling
Assistant………………………………….6 years
Head Wrestling Coach………………..6 years
I had the honor of coaching 40+ State Qualifiers and 15 State placers including a State Champion. I was also named the “Hard-Core Coach of the Year”
Baseball
Assistant………………………………………….3 years
After being recruited to take over the Wrestling program at Dumas, TX, we moved to Texas and I Coached Wrestling and Football for Dumas high School and Dumas JH. While at Dumas I also was the Administrator for the Junior High DAEP Program for Students dealing with Disciplinary issues.(DAEP stands for Disciplinary Alternate Education Plan)
The DAEP Program encompassed both ISS(short term) and AEP(longer term up to full year)
During these 3 years the Demon Wrestling Program won 3 High School District Titles, JV District Titles and JH District Titles. Our highest finish was 3rd in the Regional Tournament.
During this 3 year span we earned 31 Individual Regional Berths and had 8 state Qualifiers and 2 State Medalists.
Football…………both HS Gametime Assistant and JH Football Coach………..3 years
Our JH Football team had 125 7th graders and 85 8th grade players.
Wrestling
Head Wrestling Coach………………………………………..3 years
After leaving Dumas for Amarillo High School, I returned to the classroom where i taught Geometry. I also was the Wrestling Assistant Coach for those 3 years. I was named the Assistant of the Year for Region 1 and the Coach of the Year for the state of Texas.
I have been married to my wife Wendy for 29 years. Wendy is the Band Director for Pinnacle Intermediate School and the Randall Cluster including Randall JH and Randall HS. We have 3 amazing children: Taegn, Ravyn and Seidel. Taegn is in her 1st year of Medical School in NJ. Ravyn is a Nuclear Engineer in the US Navy, and Seidel attends Randall High School where he is a 2 X All State Trumpet player. We have 2 English Bulldogs named Legos and Scar. We live in Amarillo.