Ethan Johnson is the fellow staff member we all know as the art teacher, but he also happens to be a soccer coach as well. He teaches both 8th and 9th grade art, and several advanced art classes such as Draw & Paint etc. As far as he led on, he loves his job and the difficult journey he took to get here.
Mr. Johnson, in a matter of fact, was born and grew up in Grand Junction CO. Alongside him was his two brothers
, Ezra and Elijah, and his sister, Emily. His family was very supportive in what he wanted to do and helped him in anyway they could. They were very caring, and helped him pursue his love for soccer ever since he was a wee lad. His family was also very supportive of a more obvious interest of his, and that was art. Now, he is very talented in both spectrums. This is a perfect representation of how important it is to have a loving family.
In highschool at Grand Junction, Mr. Johnson had a tough time in his freshman year like most. But, soon after that, he enjoyed it very much. He made amazing friends and learned so much in both his classes and about people. Mr. Johnson obviously successfully graduated highschool and went to Colorado Mesa for college. He took art education and spanish before graduating college. During and after college, Mr. Johnson worked at a Pablo’s Pizza and a cherry orchard. You can only imagine how much fruit he stuffed his face in while working there. Finally, he came to being the teacher we all know and love here at Fruita 8/9.
Moving along, Mr. Johnson had more interests than just art and soccer. He loves movies, and his favorite category is Sci-fi. (I don’t blame him) He’s also into other sports as well. He played basketball when he was in middle school, and sometimes he plays disc golf in a present manner. He enjoys listening to music often, and Mr. Johnson is a married man with two kitty kids named Marvia and Lesley.
Coming to a close, Mr. Johnson’s favorite thing about being a teacher is helping others to pursue what they want to be. To support them in any way that he can. He wants to see his students succeed; and he’ll try his hardest to make it so. It’s not an easy job, but it’s definitely a rewarding one. Oh, also. Mr. Johnson’s favorite student is me- I mean. The hardworking respectful one that gets stuff done. Makes sense with how difficult teaching a hundred students a day must be.