Vol.3.Issue.1.September.2007 - Edgren High School EagleNet

facesVolume 3 Issue 1 Back to School EditionPage 5newNew TeachersWho Are They and Why Are They Here?By Nicole McNabbThe 07-08 school year has started at Edgren High School and you know what thatmeans, new teachers! You may not want to admit it, but teachers are a big part of ourlives during the school year, so we should try to get to know our new teachers. Thisweek I’ve had a chance to speak with some of the nine new faculty members.Mr. Charles TadlockCharles Tadlock moved here from Osan, Korea, and will be teachinghigh school PE and health. Mr. Tadlock’s hometown is Knoxville,Tennessee. He became a PE teacher to coach sports because hehas always loved sports, especially during his own high school years.Mr. Mark WilliamsMark Williams moved to Misawafrom Hanau, Germany, and is teachingmiddle school PE and health.His home town is Hampton, Virginia.He enjoys poetry, literature, andsurfing! One of his favorite quotesis, “He who is not busy being born isbusy dying.” -Bob DylanMr. Ian EddingtonIan Eddington moved here from Korea andwill be teaching 7th grade math this yearat Edgren. He considers his hometownto be Subic in the Philippines. A favoritequote of his is, “The definition of a goodmathematical problem is the mathematicsit generates rather than the problem itself.”-Andrew WilesMr. Jim CoyleJim Coyle has moved to our school fromCummings Elementary and is going toteach social studies. His hometown isJohnstown, Pennsylvania. I asked himwhy he became a teacher and he replied,“I have been a teacher so long, I can’t evenremember.”