Logan Rebstock
Q: Would you have come to Germantown if you weren’t offered a football coaching position?
A: I guess I could have depending on the timing but it was just something I did because of the relationship I have with Coach Smith.
Q: Do you enjoy teaching or coaching more?
A: I think it’s a balance. It kind of depends on the atmosphere of the classroom and how things are going on the field.
Q: Why didn’t you pursue singing Opera?
A: I had some success in it, but being gone all the time and not sleeping in your own bed and dealing with the politics of that world were just very trying.
Mr. Brooks
Q: What is it like moving from a law firm environment to a high school environment?
A: It was very fast paced there like it is in high school, though there’s more preparation in school than at a law firm. In high school it’s a new thing every day.
Q: What do you like about the school system?
A: I like the idea that they want everyone college ready. College prep should always be the goal of a high school. I like that they’re moving away from stone cold lectures with no student interaction. I didn’t have that in my high school.
Q: How are you integrating the claim, cite clarify method that is wanted in classes?
A: As I’m new to this, I’m sort of evolving with the students and this claim, cite, clarify method. I’m pushing for more involved reading in my classes, then asking students to clarify the text orally.
John Hagan
Q: How has your first year at GHS been so far?
A: This year has been great! I have truly enjoyed getting to know all of the students, faculty and parents here at Germantown High.
Q: Is teaching at GHS different from the previous schools you have worked at?
A: I wouldn’t say that teaching is different. But I think the students in the band program are different than other students I’ve encountered. The students here are possibly the brightest I’ve encountered. And I will say that I have never felt as supported by an administration as I am here at GHS.
Q: Do you think that your teaching style rolls over into your parenting style or vice versa?
A: I tend to be the same person in both roles. I try to be consistent and fair in both. I think I can be demanding both as a parent and as a teacher. I require both my children and my students to be accountable for their actions. And after an encounter where I have to provide discipline, it’s important that I show both my kids and my students that our relationship is unharmed as long as they learn from their mistakes.
Mrs. Fox
Q: We all know that you do hair but what caused you to have such a strong passion for it that you decided to teach it?
A: Beauty, art, creativity, growing up noticing different skin tones, make up and hairstyles really interested me. Having a strong passion for beauty and its chemistry really drew me; knowing that when you look good you feel good, this is really true. I continued to set my degree in teaching and I’m also a person who helps cancer patients, or whomever suffering from hair loss issues.
Q: How do you manage your job as a teacher and your salon?
A: I have a salon manager that has been in the cosmetology industry for years and I have 4 other professional stylists.
Q: Other than doing hair, what else are some interesting and fun things you like to do?
A: My hobbies other than doing hair are reading, working out and spending valuable time with my family.
Coach Calhoun
Q: What made you want to teach history?
A: It’s what I was most interested in as a student; in college all my favorite teachers were history teachers. I do like science too. I wanted to do science, but the books were a lot harder and the prices were a lot higher. I loved all kinds of sciences though, biology, chemistry, anatomy you name it.”
Q: Do you have any kids?
A: Yeah, I have two daughters – my oldest is two years old and my smallest daughters eight months.
Q: Do you prefer cats or dogs?
A: Dogs. I hate cats; they’re nasty. Growing up we always had dogs. Cats are just creepy. I’d never want to eat at someone’s house who had a cat because they jump on tables and rub all over everything and it’s just gross.
Ms. Gerber
Q: How does Germantown compare to the school at which you previously taught?
A: Well, I taught at Fayette County, and here the administration supports you; there they didn't. The kids are much better behaved here, there they just didn't care.
Q: I hear you recently got engaged: are you excited about planning the wedding?
A: I am…busy, but I'm excited.”
Q: How did your fiancé propose to you?
A: He wouldn't tell me where we where going and he wouldn't tell me what to wear, so I told him I was going to wear sweat pants but he told me no. We went to the place where our first date was, The Side Porch. We ate and then we left and I went to get in the car and went to shut the door and he said, “Why are you shutting the door?” And I said, “Because we're leaving…”, and he said, “I have something to ask you.” Then he asked me.
Q: What’s something you like to do on the weekends with your fiancé to help you recuperate after the school week?
A: Right now we are planning a wedding, so we do that a lot, but we like to put puzzles together. We recently got one framed and are excited to hang it up.
Q: Would you have come to Germantown if you weren’t offered a football coaching position?
A: I guess I could have depending on the timing but it was just something I did because of the relationship I have with Coach Smith.
Q: Do you enjoy teaching or coaching more?
A: I think it’s a balance. It kind of depends on the atmosphere of the classroom and how things are going on the field.
Q: Why didn’t you pursue singing Opera?
A: I had some success in it, but being gone all the time and not sleeping in your own bed and dealing with the politics of that world were just very trying.
Mr. Brooks
Q: What is it like moving from a law firm environment to a high school environment?
A: It was very fast paced there like it is in high school, though there’s more preparation in school than at a law firm. In high school it’s a new thing every day.
Q: What do you like about the school system?
A: I like the idea that they want everyone college ready. College prep should always be the goal of a high school. I like that they’re moving away from stone cold lectures with no student interaction. I didn’t have that in my high school.
Q: How are you integrating the claim, cite clarify method that is wanted in classes?
A: As I’m new to this, I’m sort of evolving with the students and this claim, cite, clarify method. I’m pushing for more involved reading in my classes, then asking students to clarify the text orally.
John Hagan
Q: How has your first year at GHS been so far?
A: This year has been great! I have truly enjoyed getting to know all of the students, faculty and parents here at Germantown High.
Q: Is teaching at GHS different from the previous schools you have worked at?
A: I wouldn’t say that teaching is different. But I think the students in the band program are different than other students I’ve encountered. The students here are possibly the brightest I’ve encountered. And I will say that I have never felt as supported by an administration as I am here at GHS.
Q: Do you think that your teaching style rolls over into your parenting style or vice versa?
A: I tend to be the same person in both roles. I try to be consistent and fair in both. I think I can be demanding both as a parent and as a teacher. I require both my children and my students to be accountable for their actions. And after an encounter where I have to provide discipline, it’s important that I show both my kids and my students that our relationship is unharmed as long as they learn from their mistakes.
Mrs. Fox
Q: We all know that you do hair but what caused you to have such a strong passion for it that you decided to teach it?
A: Beauty, art, creativity, growing up noticing different skin tones, make up and hairstyles really interested me. Having a strong passion for beauty and its chemistry really drew me; knowing that when you look good you feel good, this is really true. I continued to set my degree in teaching and I’m also a person who helps cancer patients, or whomever suffering from hair loss issues.
Q: How do you manage your job as a teacher and your salon?
A: I have a salon manager that has been in the cosmetology industry for years and I have 4 other professional stylists.
Q: Other than doing hair, what else are some interesting and fun things you like to do?
A: My hobbies other than doing hair are reading, working out and spending valuable time with my family.
Coach Calhoun
Q: What made you want to teach history?
A: It’s what I was most interested in as a student; in college all my favorite teachers were history teachers. I do like science too. I wanted to do science, but the books were a lot harder and the prices were a lot higher. I loved all kinds of sciences though, biology, chemistry, anatomy you name it.”
Q: Do you have any kids?
A: Yeah, I have two daughters – my oldest is two years old and my smallest daughters eight months.
Q: Do you prefer cats or dogs?
A: Dogs. I hate cats; they’re nasty. Growing up we always had dogs. Cats are just creepy. I’d never want to eat at someone’s house who had a cat because they jump on tables and rub all over everything and it’s just gross.
Ms. Gerber
Q: How does Germantown compare to the school at which you previously taught?
A: Well, I taught at Fayette County, and here the administration supports you; there they didn't. The kids are much better behaved here, there they just didn't care.
Q: I hear you recently got engaged: are you excited about planning the wedding?
A: I am…busy, but I'm excited.”
Q: How did your fiancé propose to you?
A: He wouldn't tell me where we where going and he wouldn't tell me what to wear, so I told him I was going to wear sweat pants but he told me no. We went to the place where our first date was, The Side Porch. We ate and then we left and I went to get in the car and went to shut the door and he said, “Why are you shutting the door?” And I said, “Because we're leaving…”, and he said, “I have something to ask you.” Then he asked me.
Q: What’s something you like to do on the weekends with your fiancé to help you recuperate after the school week?
A: Right now we are planning a wedding, so we do that a lot, but we like to put puzzles together. We recently got one framed and are excited to hang it up.