Category: Biography

Mr. Wilson has been all over the world, yet somehow he ended up here at fruita 8/9, with the classes of 8th and 9th graders. He says there has been so many places he has lived his life that there are too many to count, but he gave me some ideas. He was born in…

Mr. Noland is always such a great teacher and a very positive person as well. He can put a smile on kid’s faces and everyone seems to be having fun when he is teaching. He is just one of those people who has this great skill. Even though he was born in Washington D.C., he…

  Mrs. Willms is a fun-loving teacher that makes class time a great experience for every student who walks through the door. She loves her job. In fact, she said her favorite thing about it is, “hanging out with the kids, class is never boring.” I think all of her students would have to agree.…

Mr. Chirdon was born in a place called Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He wanted to teach science because he finds it most interesting in life and he wants to continue to learn with his students. For college Mr. Chirdon went to three different universities but he only wanted me to list one and that was San Diego…

  Mrs. LaCount was born in Grand Junction, CO, June 7, 1983. She also grew up right here in Fruita. Within her family, she has one older sister, a mom and a dad. As a kid, her favorite memory was hunting Easter eggs with her sister every year. She went too Fruita Monument high school,…

Ms. Blevens is one of those teachers that is always a positive person. Not only is she an amazing person and teacher but she has made a huge impact on our school. She was born in the town of Grand Junction. She also grew up in Grand Junction. She put up with one brother to…

  Mr. Golba was born in Karney, Nebraska, a small farming town. So how did he end up as an 8th and 9th grade art teacher in Fruita? He went to school in a 3 room school house with 5 kids in his class ages 9-14. All through school Golba was fascinated by the arts.…

Some teachers really fit well into a school environment, developing great relationships and connections with both students and other staff.  At the Fruita 8/9 school, Mr. Gregg is a staff member who is regarded as a really cool person and teacher.  Mr. Gregg was born in Darby, Pennsylvania, however he grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts. …

Mr. Perez was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico and he also grew up there. Within his family he has two sisters, a mom and a dad. He went to Esquela Secondaria #26 (yes that is the name of the school) for elementary and he went to high school at Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa, here…