Minarets High School Staff Intro Slideshow

Meet your
MHS staff

Monday, September 14, 2009

Bands: Classic Rock


Bands: Classic Rock
Hobbies: Hula Dancing, running
and horseback riding


Bands: Classic Rock
Awards: Winning the runner of the year award,
receiving a membership in the honor society
Phi Theta Kapa.


Bands: Classic Rock
Phi Theta Kapa.
Quote: “You can do anything you want as
long as you want it bad enough.”


Bands: Classic Rock
Phi Theta Kapa.
Quote: “You can do anything you want as
long as you want it bad enough.”

HS Nickname: Dee

who is it?


Mrs. Denise
Alvarez
Math and more........


Bands: Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon, Dave Matthews, Dixie
Chicks, Bluegrass, movie soundtracks, old Broadway tunes and
whatever my sister and son send me.


Hobbies: Health & fitness, learning new computer tricks,
reading Pulitzer Prize winners and books about writing,
watching inspirational movies.


Awards: A journalism award in Jr. college, seeing Letters to
the Editor in print, teaching Spanish.


Quote: “Be the change you wish to see in the
world.”


Quote: “Be the change you wish to see in the
world.”

HS Nickname: Sticky

Mrs. Marjorie Berry
Spanish 1 & 2


Bands: Rock, Techno, Post Modern, Death Cab, New Order,
Phish and Keane


Phish and Keane

Hobbies: Almost anything. No free climbing.


Phish and Keane


Awards: American Legion Writing Contest in 1974,
National Ad Federation Champ, 1986, FRED Teacher
of the Year 2003, Disney Teacher of the Year nominee
three times, three KID awards


Phish and Keane



Quote: “Success comes from how high you
bounce when you hit bottom.”


Phish and Keane



Quote: “Success comes from how high you
bounce when you hit bottom.”

HS Nickname: Captain Chaos

Mr. Jon Corippo
Media Production,
English,
Instructional Technology
and more........

Bands: Fleetwood Mac, Black Eyed Peas
and Taylor Swift


and Taylor Swift
Hobbies: Flower gardening, choreographing dances,
dancing, astronomy/NASA


and Taylor Swift
Awards: Voted "Most Popular" my high school Senior year,
mostly a straight A student my whole life and proud to
be a Mustang!


and Taylor Swift
be a Mustang!
Quote: "It's not the dog in the fight, it's the fight in the
dog."


and Taylor Swift
be a Mustang!
Quote: "It's not the dog in the fight, it's the fight in the
dog."
HS Nickname: Baby Ge

Mrs. GeGe Drozen
Resource, Projects


Bands: Rock: Beatles, Jefferson Airplane,
Fleetwood Mac


Fleetwood Mac

Hobbies: Snow skiing, guitar, choir/singing


Fleetwood Mac


Awards: Dean's List at both colleges, for 8 years


Fleetwood Mac


Quote: "Fear is like a hologram, when
your past it you realize it was just an
illusion!”


Fleetwood Mac


Quote: "Fear is like a hologram, when
your past it you realize it was just an
illusion!”

HS Nickname: CAN

Mrs. Carol Gordon
Art 1 & 2


Bands: Everything but country



Hobbies: skiing, scuba diving, poker



Awards: First ever Godzilla award-winner



Quote: “You were not born a winner and you were
not born a loser. You are what you make yourself
be.”



Quote: “You were not born a winner and you were
not born a loser. You are what you make yourself
be.”
HS Nickname: Never had
one

Mr. Ryan Hansen
Math, Stock Market
Game and more.....


Bands: Motown


Bands: Motown
Hobbies: Livestock, Leadership Development


Bands: Motown

Awards: State and American FFA Degree Recipient,
California FFA Star Advisor - Silver Award,
2009 CA Delta Conference Graduate


Bands: Motown

Quote: If you want something, work for it! Also,
if you make a promise, keep it! Success is a
Decision!!


Bands: Motown

Quote: If you want something, work for it! Also,
if you make a promise, keep it! Success is a
Decision!!

HS Nickname: A-dawg

Mr. Austin Large
Ag Chemistry,
Ag Mechanics,
Earth Science,
FFA and more.....

Bands: Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, 3 days grace,
post grunge, Elvis


post grunge, Elvis

Hobbies: motorcycle riding, blogging, computer tech,
Football, current events, History


post grunge, Elvis


Awards: US Army Vet, married 15 years, father of one


post grunge, Elvis



Quote: “I have done what I had to and what I
intended, if I have failed I have no regrets.”


post grunge, Elvis



Quote: “I have done what I had to and what I
intended, if I have failed I have no regrets.”

HS Nickname: Big Dog

Mr. Scott Lewis
W. History,
Geography and IT


Bands: Streisand, Musicals and country.
Anything you can sing to.


Hobbies: Reading,singing,dancing. Collecting cabbage
patch kids, pig things and star things.


Awards: Star State FFA Advisor,California Ag Teachers Assoc.
Teacher of Excellence. Both American and Honorary
American FFA Degree Recipient


Quote: “The stars are just a step away; the things you
would achieve are at your very fingertips if you will just
believe.”


Quote: “The stars are just a step away; the things you
would achieve are at your very fingertips if you will just
believe.”

HS Nickname: Goodie two shoes

Mrs. Kristi Mattes
Ag Science, Ag Bio,
Floral Design, FFA
and more.......


Bands: The Who, The Replacements, Green Day,
Bad Religion, The Clash and a whole lot more.


Hobbies: Music, Bass & Guitar,
International Travel, Writing,
Socializing


Socializing
Awards: Who’s Who Among American Teachers– 6th, 7th,
8th and 10th Editions, Regional Finalist for Educator of the
Year California League of High Schools 2003, California
Outstanding Student Activities Program from CASL/CADA,
Spring 2003


Socializing
Spring 2003
Quote: “If it’s not illegal or immoral,
why not give it a try?”


Socializing
Spring 2003
Quote: “If it’s not illegal or immoral,
why not give it a try?”
HS Nickname:
Pinhead

Mr. Michael
Niehoff
CEO, OG


Bands: Journey, Boston, Bad Company & the
Eagles.


Eagles.
Hobbies: Surfing, music


Eagles.
Awards: Married 26 years & I have eleven kids! (that's an honor!)
Did some music for a film that got an Academy Award.
Did some music for a surf film. Did a soft drink jingle.


Eagles.

Quotes: If you want something, work for it! If you
make a promise, keep it! Success is a Decision!!


Eagles.

Quotes: If you want something, work for it! If you
make a promise, keep it! Success is a Decision!!

HS Nickname: None he knows of

Mr. Bill Samuelson
Music - Band, Choir,
Guitar and more......


Bands: Anything but Jazz


Hobbies: Amateur furniture reupholster, collects
utilitarian pottery dating from between 1900 to 1960's



Awards: Madera County Teacher of the Year - 2009
Proud of my education because she was NOT a good student
in her youth, very, very proud of her children and students.



Quote: “Follow the golden rule...don't judge a person
until
you walk a mile in their shoes...Do unto others as you
would have them do unto you.”



Quote: “Follow the golden rule...don't judge a person
until
you walk a mile in their shoes...Do unto others as you
would have them do unto you.”
HS Nickname: Punkin

Mrs. Jamie Smith
English 9 & 10,
Media and more......


Bands: Skillet, Kevin Max, Toby Mac



Hobbies: Racing jet skis, Mountain biking,
College football



College football

Awards: My family and teaching at Minarets High School.



College football


Quote: "Doing the right thing is not what you do when
someone is watching, but rather what you do when
nobody is watching you."



College football


Quote: "Doing the right thing is not what you do when
someone is watching, but rather what you do when
nobody is watching you."
HS Nickname: Jay-
dog

Mr. Jay Smoljan
PE & Health


Let’s give it up for your
2009-2010
Minarets High School Staff!!!


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