Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Simon Rischling

It’s a bike...it’s a plane...no it’s Simon Rischling on a bike holding a plane!  Why?  I don’t know, his rationale is well past my cognitive capabilities, but so was his research paper (yes, the research paper he earned an ‘A’ on).  Simon’s research paper on militarizing police forces was so informative, persuasive, and fluent rumors have been circulating around room #207 that the National Organization of Police Chiefs wish for him to spearhead a major campaign on just that topic. Other tittle-tattle from the 207 speculates that Simon himself is his own high profile anonymous interviewed source on the topic.  Further gossip suggests that Simon in fact has a much larger document in which he specifically rolls out a major law enforcement militarized plan. Whatever hearsay is floating about, his research paper (and project as a whole) was off the chain and running free. Congrats Simon Rischling...English Geek of the Week

Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Kyle Baumann

Emotion...raw emotion. This instinctive sentiment is what one receives from Kyle Baumann. Upon handing back his research paper I said “Hey Kyle, good job. You were one of three ‘A’ papers”...then he wept, and wept, and wept. When the weeping was nearing creepy classroom interference levels I went to see if Kyle was ok, saying “Kyle are you ok?” He said “ I wan chu wa moo-moo gu-tu wa mi.” Then I said “Kyle, I cannot understand you when you are crying” to which Kyle replied “I huh-huh-huh wep na ya pi”. The we looked at each other awkwardly and he garnered an ounce of composure and said “This is the first ‘A’ I have ever earned on a paper”; my reply was “Well dude, the paper is nutty good...JIF P.B. Extra Crunchy Nutty Good and an ‘A’ well earn”.  Note to self, no more positives for Kyle Baumann because the flood gates opened again with “ You gaga ja bopa ‘Murica chee-chee 2nd Amendment ya fra na…” Congrats Kyle Baumann...English Geek of the Week!

Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Zach Fankhauser

A new Fank-tastic leader has emerged in the Fank-crazy, Fank-changing world of research based writing.  This Fank-incredible dude is none other than Zach Fankhauser. The Fank-diculous amount of labor and toil Zach invested in his Annotated Bibliographies made them Fank-unreal, seriously Fank-inspiring.  So much so that Zach did not miss one point on five Annotated Bibliographies, not one Fank-measly point. Know why? Because he is the Fank-man, that’s why! Big problem now are the expectations for his research paper; they are out of this Fank-world...I’m talk’n Fank-gantuan expectations a teacher should not Fank-ethically possess because they are so Fank-lofty! Oh well, guess it’s his Fank-problem.  Congrats Zach Fankhauser, English Geek of the Week.

Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Alida Johnson

I’m on my toes, reeling back, feeling as though a shadow is stalking me.  How can a student complete an assignment before assigned? It’s a conundrum!  It’s a paradox!  It’s an incongruity! For an educator, this reality is quite disturbing and disconcerting.  

Me: “Students, you need to complete a college visit.”

Student: “I completed it this summer Mr. Uhing.”

Me: “Students, you need to complete a job shadow.”

Shadow Student: “I am already done Mr. Uhing.”

Frustrated Me: “Students, complete this scholarship essay.”

Creepy Shadow Student: “Done Mr. Uhing.”

Crying Frustrated Me: “Students, a new list of scholarships are out. Complete two by Thursday.”

Psychic Creepy Shadow Student: “HAHAHAHA DONE U-DAWG...by the way, want me to come in for a picture?”

Anguished Me: “For what?”

Better than Teacher Student: “For Geek of the Week.”

Me: “AHHHHHHH!”

Congrats Alida Johnson...English Geek of the Week!

Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Sylissa ‘Scrabble’ Jennings

The letter ‘S’ three times (one being a capital letter) in her first name…

Nicknamed after a game for wordsmiths and linguistically elite…

Smiles only all the time…

Wears boots because she rides a horse and actually kicks dirt…

Can use a pen, hammer, or hairbrush with equally lethal results...

Underlines answers to reading comprehension questions…

Identifies the main idea of textual passages…

Crushed two weeks of Vocabulary like a giant bones to make bread…

Who ‘dat? Well no other than Sylissa ‘Scrabble’ Jennings, English Geek of the Week!