Mr. Rinehart
BASIC FACTS
· Attended The Bowling Green State University
· Teaches and has taught: World History, Ohio History, World War II, Civil War, American Government, American History
· Has taught at Rossford for 8 years. Overall I have taught for 13 years.
· Formally worked for the Rossford Athletic Dept as a Site Manager. Stepped down in 2015 to prepare my new World History course. Mr. Strausbaugh is now in that position.
INTERESTS
· LOVES:
-The Oakland Raiders
-The New York Yankees
-The outdoors
· DISLIKES:
-"Laying out" on the beach
-Quitters...basically people who say or show "I don't care."
-People who text'n'drive, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians
· FAVORITE QUOTE: “Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.”-Yogi Berra
· FAVORITE MOVIES:
-Planes, Trains & Automobiles, National Lampoons Vacation, Star Wars, Tommy Boy
· FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
-The Walking Dead, Seinfeld, Cheers, The Twilight Zone. Virtually anything before reality television became common place.
· FAVORITE FOODS:
-Spaghetti and meatballs, a good steak, tacos, chicken wings. (I grew up in just minutes away from Buffalo so calling them "Buffalo Wings" is a travesty.
OTHER FUN STUFF
· Proudest accomplishment is being the first and only member of my immediate family (mother, father, sister) to graduate from college.
· Spends summers hanging with my family, travelling to baseball stadiums in other cities and following the Yankees/Raiders.
· When not at school I am most comfortable in sandals, shorts and utilizing my t-shirt collection.
· Coolest places that I have visited include the city of Chicago, the city of Baltimore, Washington D.C. and I have visited Gettysburg 3 times.
· 3 things to bring on a deserted island: a bow and arrow, sunscreen, shorts
· If I wasn’t a teacher, my dream job would be the owner of the Oakland Raiders or football commentary as a color analyst.
Two truths and a lie
1) I know the words to every major Kenny Rogers song
2) In 2009 I went to an Oakland Raiders game in Oakland, California
3) I was born in Niagara Falls, New York