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HOUSE 81

The Tree House

Welcome to THE TREE HOUSE!

We are looking forward to a GREAT YEAR!

The 8th Grade party is on Friday, May 8th. Click here for a copy of the permission slip. Please turn into your homeroom teacher by Friday, May 1st.

 

Check out ALL BIG PROJECTS AND TEST DATES here:

TREE HOUSE BIG PROJECTS CALENDAR

 

 

Trevor Hemphill
Class: Global Studies
Family: Wife Kristy, Parker -8 and Brynn -7
Hobbies: Golf, sports, my kids
Favorite Book: Forrest Gump
Favorite Quote: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky


Dave Mendenhall
Class: Band 6-8
Family: Anne (wife), Katie (former SHMS communications teacher -- teaching now in Lakeville), Miles (art major at U of M)
Hobbies: Whitewater rafting in Idaho
Favorite Book: River of Doubt
Favorite Quote:
"If not now, when...?"-- D. Mendenhall

Mark Steffer
Class: English
Family: Wife, Jolene, two grown daughters
Hobbies: Theater, designing and building, travel
Favorite Book: (one of many) Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Favorite Quote:
"I'm doing great, but I'll get better." - Thomas Hartman

Mary Keating
Class: Choir
Family: Mike (husband), Ryan (son) and wife Jessica and son Matt, Stephanie (daughter) and husband Chad, and their daughters Bailey and Ella, Casey (son), Ruby (puppy)
Hobbies: Playing the piano, gardening, and foing to our children's athletic events
Favorite Book: Tuesdays With Morrie
Favorite Quote:
"Live your best life!"

Marceil Skluzacek
Class: Course 3 Math and Algebra
Family: Mike (Husband), Tyler (15), Alisha (13)
Hobbies: running, reading, and Sudoku
Favorite Book: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Favorite Quote:
Chinese Proverb: "He who asks a question is fool for a minute; he who does not remains a fool forever."

Tracy Hansen
Class: Spanish
Family: Craig (husband), 2 sons; Matthew and Ryan, and dog, Gizmo
Hobbies: Sports, reading and being a computer geek
Favorite Book: The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Favorite Quote:
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine
Theresa Back
Class: Communications
Family: Husband Brad, Daughter Maria and Son Jacob
Hobbies: Cooking, reading, and jogging
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite Quote:
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." Mark Twain

Tanya Ringquist
Class: Spanish 7 and 8, World Cultures 8, Study Skills 6
Family: Mom, dad, brother
Hobbies: Taking my dog for walks, reading, spending time with friends
Favorite Book: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Favorite Quote:
"Everybody loves a lover: -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cathie Peterson
Class: Science
Family: Jim (husband), Phil (18), Glen (14)
Hobbies: Crosswords, biking, running
Favorite Book: All True Crime books
Favorite Quote: "
Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can." -- Elsa Maxwell
Cheryl Faeh
Class: Physical Education and Health
Family: Joe (husband), 3 daughters; Kaleigh, Grace, and Gabbie
Hobbies: Dance, boating, and waterskiing
Favorite Book: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Favorite Quote:
"Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know where you did it or not." -- Oprah Winfrey

Cathy Johnson (Tri 1)
Class: Family and Comsumer Science
Family: Gary (husband), Trevor -26, Ryan -23
Hobbies: Gardening, reading, sweing, and golfing
Favorite Book: 3 Cups of Tea and Left to Tell (a tie )
Favorite Quote:
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Jon Dahl
Class: Physical Education
Family: Wife: Sarah Kids: Luke (12) and Megan (8)
Hobbies: Baseball, golf, hunting, fishing
Favorite Book: Sum of All Fears
Favorite Quote:
"Take time to stop and smell the roses."

Dean Bangerter (Tri 2)
Class: Technology Education
Family: Krista (Wife), Carrie -27, Erik- 25, Kyle-21, Cole -18, Jenna-16, Bandit-10 month brittany pup
Hobbies: Motorcycles, snowmobiles, fishing, hunting and sports
Favorite Book: Anything by John Sanford
Favorite Quote:
Mike Radant
Class: Phy. Ed.
Family: Tia (wife), Carson (17 months), Maddy - black lab and shepard
Hobbies: snowboarding, biking, camping
Favorite Book: Into Thin Air
Favorite Quote: "The more we teach, the more we learn."

Christiana Helgeson (Tri 3)
Class: Art
Family: Husband Dave, Jacob -6, Max -3
Hobbies: painting, scrapbooking, animals
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird, and Traction Man is Here
Favorite Quote: "If you belive in yourself....and with a tiny pinch of magic, all of your dreams can come true." -- Spongebob Squarepants
Stephanie Reuter
Class: Pysical Education and Health
Family: Scott (husband), Hogan, and Payton
Hobbies: I love playing any sports and being in the outdoors. fishing and camping
Favorite Book: I enjoy all the children's books I read to my two boys.
Favorite Quote:
"Never give up!"
Mary Wolf
Class: Special Education - 8th grade
Family: Husband, two daughters and a son
Hobbies: running, boating, and watching my children play sports
Favorite Book:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Quote:
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." -- Albert Einstein
Gretchen Sparks
Class: Reading 7/8
Family: Jason (husband), and two delightful cocker spaniels named Calamity Jane and Scout
Hobbies: Wogging, knitting, and reading
Favorite Book: The Miraculous Journey of Eward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Favorite Quote:
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt

Dick Podmers Class: Special Education
Family: Wife: Barbara; Children: Suzy, Heidi, Luke, Becky, and Katie; Dog: Bailey
Hobbies: All sports, baking, music CDs
Favorite Book: Letters from Nuremberg and Uprising
Favorite Quote:
"I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." -- Unknown

Lisa SiefkesClass: Speech Language Pathologist
Family: Husband: Ted , Kids: Leah, Emily, Alyse, and Robby, Pets: Callie (cat), Lola (dog)
Hobbies: reading, playing volleyball, and biking

Favorite Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Favorite Quote: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you have always imagined."

Kathleen Powers
Class: Special Education
Family: 5 siblings, 2 dogs
Hobbies: reading, knitting, walking, swimming
Favorite Book: The Power of Now
Favorite Quote: "Be aware where you are, otherwise you will miss your life."
Sue KingClass: G/T coordinator
Family: Peter (husband), Children: Zach, Elizabeth, and Sarah, Grandchildren: Lucy, Avery, and ??
Hobbies: Theater, dance, music, pilates, yoga
Favorite Book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Favorite Quote:
"No significant learning takes place without a significant relationship."

Vlada Symonova
Class: English as a Second Language
Family: a husband and 2 sons, 12 and 6 years old
Hobbies: swimming, tennis and drawing

Favorite Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Favorite Quote:
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." -Leo Tolstoy
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