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Meet Coach Junkins
By Sheldon Boyce and Sarah Howell
Coach Junkins is a new Science teacher at Forrest. He teaches Physical Science, Anatomy & Physiology, and Biology II. He came here from Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, where he taught for four years. Before teaching at MCHS, Coach Junkins also taught at Harpeth High School for ten years, Clarksville Northeast High School for one year, and East Hickman High School for three years. However, Coach Junkins says that he has now found his home where he wants to finish his teaching career.
When Coach Junkins got the job here at Forrest, he was happy because he had wanted to come teach here for a few years, and he was finally fortunate enough to find an opening job in his teaching area. He was most excited about becoming a Forrest Rocket, for he had heard about the “long-standing and proud tradition of being a Rocket.” Coach Junkins also said that Forrest has always looked and felt like home to him even before teaching here. He has admired the family-like atmosphere and support from students, parents, and the whole community for things like athletics, band, and other school activities.
Coach Junkins’ favorite thing about teaching students is when the students have their “Ah-ha” moment and everything finally becomes clear to them. He also likes when something he has taught ends up helping his students later in life. Coach Junkins’ Physical Science class is focused around general sciences before taking Chemistry and Biology. His Anatomy & Physiology class is learning about the human body and how it works. His Biology II class goes deeper into subjects learned in Biology I. All three classes include fun group and individual projects and experiments. Along with lessons, Coach Junkins likes to tell interesting and funny stories about his life. Although all of his classes are already fun and educational, Coach Junkins is still always looking for ways to be a better teacher.
If Coach Junkins didn’t become a teacher, he said he would be one of three things: a park ranger, a doctor or physician assistant, or a police officer. His other hobbies and interests outside of teaching include coaching basketball and softball, watching his children play sports, reading, and hunting and fishing when he has time. Coach Junkins ended his interview with his favorite quote from John Wooden, a basketball coach, “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.”
Young, Wise, & Full of Surprise
Meet Mr. Johnson
Many new teachers have been added to Forrest this year; one new teacher is Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson teaches English I, he is also the youngest teacher to ever teach at Forrest.
Before becoming a teacher, Mr. Johnson attended Free-Hardeman University and was living “living young, wild, and free.” Although Mr. Johnson did not know what to expect when getting his first teaching job, he was excited to be teaching at a small town school.
Mr. Johnson said that some unexpected obstacles when teaching have been the certain standards that must be covered and the End of Course tests. He feels that all of the standards take most of the fun out of teaching, so it is harder to keep students engaged and interested. However, even with these difficult obstacles, Mr. Johnson says that his students’ EOC scores being high has been his proudest teaching moment so far. When asked if there is anything Mr. Johnson would like to improve in his classroom, he said, “Every teacher has things they need to improve on, and I think mine is classroom management.”
Mr. Johnson’s English I class is a fun environment to learn in. Students learn and discuss aspects of different types of literature, such as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Homer’s The Odyssey.
Other than teaching, Mr. Johnson enjoys going to concerts, Alabama football, stalking Carrie Underwood, Shakespeare, and spending time with his friends and family. If Mr. Johnson wasn’t a teacher now, he said he would probably be hosting his own late night show called The Night Show with John Ross. After Mr. Johnson’s teaching career ends, however, his plan is not to be a late night show host, but to be a greeter at Disney World.
Meet Coach Junkins
By Sheldon Boyce and Sarah Howell
Coach Junkins is a new Science teacher at Forrest. He teaches Physical Science, Anatomy & Physiology, and Biology II. He came here from Marshall County High School in Lewisburg, where he taught for four years. Before teaching at MCHS, Coach Junkins also taught at Harpeth High School for ten years, Clarksville Northeast High School for one year, and East Hickman High School for three years. However, Coach Junkins says that he has now found his home where he wants to finish his teaching career.
When Coach Junkins got the job here at Forrest, he was happy because he had wanted to come teach here for a few years, and he was finally fortunate enough to find an opening job in his teaching area. He was most excited about becoming a Forrest Rocket, for he had heard about the “long-standing and proud tradition of being a Rocket.” Coach Junkins also said that Forrest has always looked and felt like home to him even before teaching here. He has admired the family-like atmosphere and support from students, parents, and the whole community for things like athletics, band, and other school activities.
Coach Junkins’ favorite thing about teaching students is when the students have their “Ah-ha” moment and everything finally becomes clear to them. He also likes when something he has taught ends up helping his students later in life. Coach Junkins’ Physical Science class is focused around general sciences before taking Chemistry and Biology. His Anatomy & Physiology class is learning about the human body and how it works. His Biology II class goes deeper into subjects learned in Biology I. All three classes include fun group and individual projects and experiments. Along with lessons, Coach Junkins likes to tell interesting and funny stories about his life. Although all of his classes are already fun and educational, Coach Junkins is still always looking for ways to be a better teacher.
If Coach Junkins didn’t become a teacher, he said he would be one of three things: a park ranger, a doctor or physician assistant, or a police officer. His other hobbies and interests outside of teaching include coaching basketball and softball, watching his children play sports, reading, and hunting and fishing when he has time. Coach Junkins ended his interview with his favorite quote from John Wooden, a basketball coach, “Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.”
Young, Wise, & Full of Surprise
Meet Mr. Johnson
Many new teachers have been added to Forrest this year; one new teacher is Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson teaches English I, he is also the youngest teacher to ever teach at Forrest.
Before becoming a teacher, Mr. Johnson attended Free-Hardeman University and was living “living young, wild, and free.” Although Mr. Johnson did not know what to expect when getting his first teaching job, he was excited to be teaching at a small town school.
Mr. Johnson said that some unexpected obstacles when teaching have been the certain standards that must be covered and the End of Course tests. He feels that all of the standards take most of the fun out of teaching, so it is harder to keep students engaged and interested. However, even with these difficult obstacles, Mr. Johnson says that his students’ EOC scores being high has been his proudest teaching moment so far. When asked if there is anything Mr. Johnson would like to improve in his classroom, he said, “Every teacher has things they need to improve on, and I think mine is classroom management.”
Mr. Johnson’s English I class is a fun environment to learn in. Students learn and discuss aspects of different types of literature, such as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Homer’s The Odyssey.
Other than teaching, Mr. Johnson enjoys going to concerts, Alabama football, stalking Carrie Underwood, Shakespeare, and spending time with his friends and family. If Mr. Johnson wasn’t a teacher now, he said he would probably be hosting his own late night show called The Night Show with John Ross. After Mr. Johnson’s teaching career ends, however, his plan is not to be a late night show host, but to be a greeter at Disney World.