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Beth Roberts Class: 7th and 8th grade Science
Family: Jim (husband), Brooke, and Josie
Hobbies: running, reading, yoga
Favorite Book: Apollo 13
Favorite Quote: "Houston...we have a problem!" and "Failure is NOT an option!"
Barb Bodette (Tri 1) Class:
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Nancy Alexander (Tri 3)
Class: Art
Family: husband and a son
Hobbies: reading, fishing and making art
Favorite Book: thrillers and mysteries
Favorite Quote: "All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions." - Leonardo da Vinci
Sue King Class: 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."
Betsy Berens
Class: Special Education
Family: Mom and Dad, sisters Maggie and Katie, brother-in-law Nick, nephew Thomas and niece Ellie
Hobbies: running, biking, pilates, reading, spending time with friends and family
Favorite Book: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, Josephine Bonaparte trilogy...really...anything!
Favorite Quote: "Whoever is happy will make others happy too." - Anne Frank
Dave Mendenhall Class: Band
Family: wife Anne (Greenleaf), daughter Katie (English teacher in Lakeville) and son Miles (Art major at U of M).
Hobbies: white water river rafting in Idaho
Favorite Book: River of Doubt - The story of Teddy Roosevelt's exploration of the Amazon River in 1915
Favorite Quote: "If not now, when?" - Me
Michael Radant
Class: Physical Education
Family: wife - Tia, son - Carson (17 months), dog - Maddy (black lab and shepard)
Hobbies: snowboarding, biking, camping
Favorite Book: Into Thin Air
Favorite Quote: "The more we teach, the more we learn."
Jon Dahl Class: Physical Education
Family: wife Sarah, kids: Luke (12) and Megan (8)
Hobbies: baseball, golf, hunting and fishing
Favorite Book: Green Eggs and Ham
Favorite Quote: "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
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Gina Wareham (period 1/2 communications)
Class: 7th and 8th grade Communications
Family: husband and 2 sons: William (3) and Sam (6)
Hobbies: running, playing the piano, decorating and the outdoors
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Favorite Quote: "Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it."
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Nancy Dostal
Class: Band
Family: Mike (husband), two sons 23 and 19
Hobbies: camping, walking/hiking, reading, and gardening
Favorite Book: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Favorite Quote: "Your work is a portrait of yourself"
Tracy Hansen Class: Spanish and World Cultures
Family: husband: Craig and kids: Matt and Ryan
Hobbies: sports, traveling and reading
Favorite Book: The Chosen by Chaim Potok
Favorite Quote: "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine
Gretchen Sparks Class: Reading 7/8
Hobbies:Wogging, knitting and reading
Favorite Book:The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Favorite Quote: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." -Theodore Roosevelt
Vlada Symanova
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
Stephanie Reuter
Class: Physical Education and Health
Family: husband Scott, sons Hogan (5) and Payton (3)
Hobbies: the outdoors and all sports
Favorite Book: the books I read to my boys and Where the Wild Things Are
Favorite Quote: "Keep trying!"
Greg Dravis Class: Physical Education
Family: Traci (wife), Derek, and Casey
Hobbies: Sports, hunting, fishing, and gardening
Favorite Book: A Season on the Mat
Favorite Quote: "We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort."-- Jesse Owens
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