Hello! My name is Marylou Sytsma, and I am blessed to be teaching at MCS. This year I will be teaching all of the history classes in middle school.

I was born and raised right here in Montana, and I attended MCS from kindergarten through 12th grade. I attended Calvin College (now University) in Grand Rapids, Michigan where I received a secondary education degree with a double major in English and U.S. History. I began my teaching career in Michigan where I taught middle school for three years. God called my husband and me back to Montana in 2007, and I have been teaching here ever since in the middle school. I have three kids, Ethan (18), Jonas (14), and Gabby (10). We also have a large flock of chickens, two ducks, five cats, two rabbits, and four dogs. 

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Drinks: coffee, white chocolate americano with cream, iced tea, carbonated water such as LaCroix and Bubbly

Snacks: popcorn, corn nuts, honey roasted peanuts, Reese's peanut butter cups

Hobbies: knitting, writing, reading, hiking, camping, gardening, 49ers football

Stores: Target, Amazon, Hobby Lobby, Barnes and Noble

Bible Verse: Colossians 1:17, Psalm 46, Psalm 91