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Hello, my name is William Knight. This is my 12th year here at Sierra Middle School. I spent eighteen years teaching Social Studies and Gifted at Hermosa Middle School in Farmington, New Mexico. I graduated from Durango High School and Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and received my Master's Degree from the University of New Mexico. The other members of my family are my wife, Nichole, and my two daughters, Aspen, 20 years old, and Willow, 17 years old.
I am glad to be back in Colorado and as a teacher with the Challenger team and excited for this coming school year. I am a big History Geek. During this coming year, I will introduce my various personalities in studying the American Revolution, the Formation of the US Government, the Western Expansion, and the Civil War. This year we will have a student council class and Ms. Tripp and I will be the student council sponsors. Here is the link to the student representative application form. (When Available)
What challenges are you going to take on and overcome this year?
What challenges are you going to take on and overcome this year?
I have been lucky the last couple of years, I was selected as the
Sons of the American Revolution: 2024 National American History Teacher of the YEAR.
Sons of the American Revolution: 2024 Colorado American History Teacher of the YEAR.
Daughters of the American Revolution: 2023 Colorado American History Teacher of the YEAR
SAR National Middle School Teacher of the Year 20024
SAR National Middle School Teacher of the Year 20024
SAR Summer Picnic
SAR Colorado Middle School Teacher of the Year 2024
SAR Colorado Middle School Teacher of the Year 2024
George Washington Luncheon
DAR Colorado Middle School Teacher of the Year 2023
DAR Colorado Middle School Teacher of the Year 2023
DAR State Convention
Welcome to Mr. Knight’s time machine. We will step back into time and make history come alive.
HISTORY GEEK
Special Projects
Students might be working on a National History Day Project. These students will be working with a theme.
2025-2026 Theme
2025-2026 Theme
Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences
They have to present their project at the school history day competition.
The other special project will be “Keeping the Stories Alive”. Each student will two selected persons from within their family and the community. Then they will be required to interview the two selected individuals to gain first-hand historical information and a deeper, more empathic, understanding of the past. Following their interviews, they will compile their data and create an iMovie (documentary) to share with their class.
8th Grade U.S. History
8th grade history is divided up into four units.
Unit 1 Creating a Nation:
North America to the French and Indian War.
Students will recreate the causes of the American Revolution to the signing of the Constitution.
Unit 2 Governing:
Students will interpret the government of the United States.
Unit 3 Expansion:
Students will assess the First President to the war with Mexico.
Unit 4 Conflict and Resolutions:
Students will evaluate the cause and effect of the American Civil War.
It's Lack Of Faith In Themselves That Makes People Afraid Of Meeting Challenges, And I Believed In Myself. - Muhammad Ali
It's Lack Of Faith In Themselves That Makes People Afraid Of Meeting Challenges, And I Believed In Myself. - Muhammad Ali
aka Lord Knight
aka Colonial School Teacher
Mr. Knight in 1702
aka Private Knight
Class Setting
During the school year, students will be working on units, projects, and class activities.
I use creative dramatics, role- playing and simulations, to develop the ability to deepen historical knowledge.
Students will be working individually and in groups. They will be involved in debates, and give speeches over subject matter. It will be an active classroom.
Students will meet the many different personalities of Mr. Knight this year in history.
"Our ability to handle life's CHALLENGES is a measure of our strength of character." Lee Brown
"Our ability to handle life's CHALLENGES is a measure of our strength of character." Lee Brown
The students will develop a portfolio in which they will document their growth throughout the year.
Parents can look up their child’s grades and attendance on infinite campus. If you have any questions about your child or their grade please contact me.
I want to teach my students how to think and how to question, for students of today to become better students of history later in life.
I use all the guidelines of Bloom’s Taxonomy to make sure my students know and understand the historical information. Students use inductive and deductive reasoning to evaluate past and current historical events.
HISTORY GEEK
Why do we Study History?
Have my former students win millions of dollars on a game show, and give half to your HISTORY TEACHER? ME
Learn from our past mistakes, so we don’t repeat them?
aka Western Farmer
aka Judge Knight
aka Private Knight
The more you know about the Past, the better prepared you are for the Future. (Teddy Roosevelt)
Team Challenger's historical mission:
History, the final frontier.
These are the voyages of Mr. Knight’s Time Machine
Its one year mission,
To meet strange new people
To seek out new stories
And old historical civilizations
To boldly go where no Students have gone before
Gettysburg 145th and 146th Reenactments
I had to sleep with the dogs in my Dog Tent.
Valverde and Glorieta Reenactments
Who is going to
Win
Philadelphia and Valley Forge
George Washington's Chair
George Washington's Chair
How I want to sit in that chair
Congress Hall
Congress Hall
Where Washington handed over power to Adams
Washington's Headquaters
Washington's Headquaters
2nd North Carolina
2nd North Carolina
My gggggggreat Grand Father's Unit
Soldiers Cabins
Soldiers Cabins
Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island
The Lost Colony
oops they don't like Cowboys fans
oops they don't like Cowboys fans
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Where did they go????????
Wright Brothers
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk NC
Kitty Hawk NC
First Flight
Boston MA
Boston Tea Party Ships
Paul Revere's Home
State House Site of the Boston Massacre
Green (Copper) Dragon
Plymouth MA
Plimoth Patuxet
Plimoth Patuxet
Plymouth Rock
May Flower II
Jamestown
Jamestown
On the Discovery, the smallest of the three ships
Jamestown
Jamestown
Getting Ready
Williamsburg
Williamsburg
In trouble again
Monumental Ice Cream Cone
Buff with Lincoln
New Air and Space
Sierra's Trip to Washington D.C. April 2022
DC
Gettysburg
This US Flag has 15 strips
Fort McHenery
Fort McHenery
Sierra's Williamsburg, Washington DC, Gettysburg, and Philadelphia
Trip June 2023
Staring the
Staring the
Finishing the Ghost Tour
Finishing the Ghost Tour
The ships at Jamestown
The ships at Jamestown
Mount Veron
Mount Veron
Washington's home
The painting in the rotunda ceiling
The painting in the rotunda ceiling
George is watching
US Capitol Building
US Capitol Building
Wildcats
Wildcats
My two
Great day at the Park
Great day at the Park
We road 10 roller coasters that day
Skyrush
Skyrush
Favorite coasters
Rocky Rocky
Rocky Rocky
A Philly in Philly
A Philly in Philly
Independence Hall
Independence Hall
Sierra's New York and Boston
Trip May 2024
New York
Hamilton
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Going into the 911 Memorial
Lexington and Concord
Lexington Green
The British stood here
Buckman Tavern
Gathering Place of the
Lexington Militia
April 19,1775
OLD North Bridge
British side
Concord Militia
Boston Harbor and the USS Constitution Museum
USS Constitution
OLD IRONSIDE
BELOW DECKS
Salem (Witch Trails)
Witch Musuem
Witch Musuem
???
???
Throwing Tea into the Sea
Boston Tea Party Museum
Colonial Merchant ship
The Eleanor
Throwing
Tea into
the SEA
For winning the SAR American History Teacher the Year for 2024. I was able to attend this trip to weatern PA. We followed Washington's Path into history.
Fort Ligonier
Washington's 4th trip to Western PA
Fort Ligonier
This cannon can fire over one mile and hit the house on the hill
Say Hi to my little friend
George Washington's pistols, given to him by Marquis de Lafayette.
Fort Necessity
Washington's second trip to Western PA
Out in the middle of no where. Great place for feeding and water horses but not definding from an attack.
French and Native Americans surrounding Washington
The only building that had a roof. A small fort wall.
French and Natives under the trees, they were able to fire their weapons during the rain.
Battle of Jumonville Glen
First shots fired, it start the first World War (French and Indian War)
The only cover the French had
The trail down
French encampment
Washington's View of the Battle
Battle of the Monongahela
Washington's 3rd trip to Western P.A.
Battle of the Monongahela
Washington at the Battle
General Braddock's Grave Site
First Braddock was barried in the middle of the road.
Fort Pitt and the Point of History
I have been to the point in history
I'm at the point of history
Lewis and Clark started from the point of History
The story I learned about them.
Fort Pitt
Heniz Muesum (Can I say Wow)
One of the best Muesum I have ever been to Heinz Muesum in Pittsburg
The whole world in my hands
I made the Height without standing on my tippy toes
My buddy Travis from OK
Sierra's Washington, Gettysburg, Philly Trip
April 2025
WoW
Pattys and Mack singing "I'm a litte tea pot" for being late
View from Arlington House
Bullets cut down the tree.
Spotivania Courthouse
Bloody Angle
May 12,1864
Washington's Grave
Did Chamberlin vandalies Washington's grave
Teachers at Mount Vernon
Washington's Generals Flag
Gettysburg
Enternal Light Peace
Enternal Light Peace
Pickets Charge Stepping off Point
Pickets Charge Stepping off Point
Start of the 1 mile march
Founding Forward Middle State American Revolution Battles
Teacher Workshop 2025
Kissing History
I love History and would call myself a History Nerd
Kissing Independence Hall
Kissing Independence Hall
Site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Kissing the Old State House
Kissing the Old State House
Site of the Boston Massacre
The Boats Washington used to cross the Delaware
Washington's Crossing Monument
A Cannon from the Princeton Battle
A Cannon used at the battle of Monmouth Courthouse. My ggggggrand Father fought at this battle
Washington's Headquaters at Valley Forge
The "Justice Bell" it rang when Women got the right to VOTE!!
Chew House a place of Fierce Fighting at the Battle of Germantown. My gggggggrand fought at this battle
George Washington's Pew at Christ Church
8th Wonder of the World
8th Wonder of the World
At&t Stadium Home of the Dallas Cowboys
At&t Stadium Home of the Dallas Cowboys
Believe in YOURSELF and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is GREATER than any CHALLENGE.
Believe in YOURSELF and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is GREATER than any CHALLENGE.
2021 Tough Mudder Roxborough
2021 Tough Mudder Roxborough
Sierra Muddy Eagles 2.1
Aaron P, Leila M, Katie T, Lori P, Adam P, Kaitlyn E, Nicole W, Will K
Tougher Together
Tougher Together
The Start
The Start
Mud Mile
Kiss of Mud
Electric EEL
SHOCKING
Cage Crawl
DON'T LIMIT YOUR CHALLENGES. CHALLENGE YOUR LIMITS.
DON'T LIMIT YOUR CHALLENGES. CHALLENGE YOUR LIMITS.
2019 Tough Mudder Roxborough
2019 Tough Mudder Roxborough
Sierra Muddy Eagles
Sierra Muddy Eagles
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2018 Tough Mudder Snowmass
2018 Tough Mudder Snowmass
2016 Tough Mudder Snowmass
2016 Tough Mudder Snowmass
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