Physical Education, Health, & Driver Education Department Staff

PHYSICAL EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND DRIVER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CHAIR: 

Matt Smith (mattsmith@mchs.net): South Campus (815) 521- 4423

Central Campus (815) 521- 2338

• High School Education- Plano High school '08

• College Education- Northern Illinois University

  • Master's Degree:  Health and Wellness Education -American College of Education

  • Currently Enrolled in Educational Leadership - American College of Education

• Sports Played- Football, Basketball, Track & Field

• Sports Coached- Football, Basketball, Track & Field

• Family-  Married in August 2019 and had my Daughter in 2021

• Hobbies- Exercising, Lifetime Games like Bags, Traveling with Friends

• Favorite Movies- Any Avengers Movie, Harry Potter Series

• Favorite Olympic Events/Sports- Badminton, Watching Football, Playing Basketball

• Favorite Quote- "At some point in your childhood, you and your friends went outside to play together for the last time and nobody knew it."

HEALTH TEACHERS:

Alison Kelly (akelly@mchs.net)

David Barney (Dbarney@mchs.net) - Freshman Health, Behind The Wheel Instuctor (815)-521-4001 Ext. 3029

Phil Harding (pharding@mchs.net)- Freshman Health, Pre-EMT, Discovery Health, Health Wellness, Behind The Wheel Instructor (815)-521-4001 Ext. 3046

• High School Education- Minooka Community High School '99

• College Education- Bachelors from Northern Illinois University, Masters from Concordia University

• Sports Played- Basketball, Baseball, Football, Hockey, Golf

• Sports Coached/Coaching- Baseball, Football, Soccer, Tennis, Weight Training

• Family- Married with 3 children

• Hobbies- Anything related to sports, Working out, Fishing, Boating, Outdoors

• Favorite Movies- Sandlot, Gladiator

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- Luge...FAST

• Favorite Quote- "You can't trust everything you read on the internet."

PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS:

Jason Boe (Jboe@mchs.net) - Outdoor Education (815) 467- 2140 Ext. 5052 

• High School Education- Calvary Christian Academy (Normal, IL)

• College Education- Bachelors from Maranatha Baptist University

• Sports Played- Soccer, Basketball, & Baseball. In College played Soccer & Basketball.

• Sports Coached- Soccer & Basketball. Also been involved with the Rock Climbing Club.

• Family- Married to Heather and have 3 boys: Jordan, Jared, & Jaden

• Hobbies- Outdoors, Hiking, Climbing, Kayak, Camping, and Exploring the Country. Also loves to play Basketball.

• Favorite Movies- Anything Marvel, RUDY, Remember the Titans, We are Marshall

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- Rock Climbing, which is a new event coming in the 2020 Olympic's.      

• Favorite Quote- "Do to others what you would have them do to you." -Golden Rule

Chris Brolley (Cbrolley@mchs.net)- Freshman Physical Education  (815) 521- 4001 Ext. 3032 

• High School Education- Oswego High School

• College Education- Bachelors from North Central College and Masters from Olivet Nazarene

• Sports Played- Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Football

• Sports Coached- Soccer

• Family- Three children, two girls who play soccer, one boy who plays Hockey

• Hobbies- Music, Golf, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks

• Favorite Movies- Remember the Titans, Sandlot, Miracle, Rookie of the Year

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- Olympic's are huge in my house we always watch Gymnastics, Swimming, Soccer, and Hockey.

• Favorite Quote- "BOO-YAH"

Tony Garcia (tgarcia@mchs.net)- Athletic Fitness & Strength Training

• High School Education- Minooka High School

• College Education- Bachelors from Northern Illinois University, Masters from Aurora University. 

• Sports Played- Football, Soccer, Basketball. Baseball 

• Sports Coached- Football (currently coaching), Basketball, Baseball

• Hobbies- Golf 

• Favorite Movies- Any Documentary or Historically based film.

• Favorite Olympic Events/Sports- Bobsledding 

• Favorite Quote- "Your actions speak so loudly I can not hear what you are saying." -Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Matt Harding (Mharding@mchs.net) - Athletic Fitness  (815)-521-4001 Ext. 3021

• High School Education- Ottawa High School

• College Education- Bachelors from University of Illinois, Masters from University of Chicago Concordia

• Sports Played- Football, Wrestling, Track, University of Illinois Wrestling, 2015 Big Ten Team Champions

• Sports Coached- Football, Wrestling, Track

• Family- Married to Tracy Harding, 2 Dogs Wrigley and Rocky

• Favorite Movies- Miracle, Happy Gilmore

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- 100m dash, Favorite sport Football

• Favorite Quote- "You have the greatest power on earth, the power to choose."- Terry McCombs

Tracy Kwasny (Tkwasny@mchs.net) - Freshman Athletic Fitness, Sophomore Physical Education  (815)-521-4001  Ext. 3053 

• High School Education- Oak Forest High School '03

• College Education- Bachelors from Millikin University and Master's from Concordia University

• Sports Played- Volleyball, Basketball, & Softball. Played two years of basketball in college and two years of softball in college.

• Sports Coached- Basketball & Softball

• Hobbies- Reading, Listening to Music, Working out, Cheering for the Cubs, Playing Softball, Obsessing over all things Marvel, Spending time with Family & Friends

• Favorite Movies- The Sound of Music, A League of Their Own, The Marvel Franchise. Enjoy Musicals, Action Movies, and Disney Movies

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- Women's Gymnastics, Baseball (GO CUBS GO)

• Favorite Quote- "Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that something is more important than fear; the brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all." -The Princess Diaries                                   

Amy Lyons (ALyons@mchs.net) - Dance, Freshmen Physical Education, Fitness Fusion (815)-521-4001 Ext. 3002

• High School Education- Wheaton Central High School

• College Education- Eastern Illinois University

• Sports Played- Gymnastics and Diving

• Sports Coached- Boys Tennis and Dance

• Family- Married with Four Children

• Hobbies- Gardening, Golfing, Traveling, Antiquing 

• Favorite Movie- Shakespeare in Love

• Favorite Olympic Events/Sport- Gymnastics, Ice Skating, Track & Field

• Favorite Quote- "Nothing is Impossible...the Word Itself Says I'm Possible."-Audrey Hepburn

Nick Micetich (nmicetich@mchs.net)- Sophomore Physical Education, Behind The Wheel Instructor 

• High School- Coal City 

• College Education- Bachelors from Olivet Nazarene University

• Sports Played- Football, Basketball, & Baseball

• Sports Coached- Football & Basketball

• Hobbies- Exercising, Golfing, Spending Time with Family and Friends

• Favorite Movies- The Shawshank Redemption & Remember the Titans

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- Hockey

• Favorite Quote-  "Don't give up . . . . Don't ever give up!" -Jim Valvano

Elizabeth Sherrick (Esherrick@mchs.net)- Individual Sports, Aerobics, Strength Training  (815) 467- 2140 Ext. 5219

• High School Education- Minooka Community High School

• College Education- Western Illinois University

• Sports Played- Volleyball, Basketball, and Track & Field

• Coaches- Track & Field

• Family- Married her husband Brayden in 2015 and they have two dogs McQueen & Watson

• Hobbies- Spending time with family, working out, watching movies, and being outdoors

• Favorite Quote- "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." -Aristotle 

Nathan Spriggs (Nspriggs@mchs.net)- Team Sports (815)-521-4001 Ext. 3055

• High School Education- Bishop McNamara High School

• College Education- Bachelors & Masters from Eastern Illinois University, Second Masters degree from American College of Education

• Sports Played- Golf & Basketball

• Sports Coached- Currently coaches boys & girls soccer but has also coached basketball & golf

• Family- Wife Lindsay, Son Cade, & Daughter Neve

• Hobbies- Exercising, Fishing, & Golfing

• Favorite Movies- Hoosiers & Gladiator 

• Favorite Olympic Sport- Basketball & Ping Pong

• Favorite Quote- "Tough times come and go, tough people don't." -Unknown

Carrie Prosek (Cprosek@mchs.net) - Cardio Kickboxing, Outdoor Education, Wellness (815) 467-2140 Ext. 5105

• High School Education- Joliet Central

• College Education- Bachelors from Charleston Southern University and Masters from University of Missouri-KC and Lewis University

• Sports Played- Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, & Badminton

• Sports Coached- Volleyball

• Family- Husband Mike and three daughters Joslyn, Sydney, and Aubrey

• Hobbies- Golf & Working out

• Favorite Movies- Ferris Bueller's Day Off

• Favorite Food- Sushi 

• Favorite Quote- "What the mind believes the body achieves."

Kerri Elkei (kelkei@mchs.net) - Fitness Fusion, Strength Training, Health

• High School- Lockport 

• College Education-
  Undergraduate: Illinois State University
  Masters in School Leadership: Olivet Nazarene
  Masters in Counseling: Concordia University

• Sports Played- Dance and Gymnastics

• Sports Coached- Dance

• Hobbies- Traveling, Hiking, Photography, and spending time with friends and family. 

• Favorite Movies- Great Outdoors, Dumb and Dumber, 16 Candles, and Gladiator

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- Gymnastics

• Favorite Quote- “ Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

• Brad Kunz (bkunz@mchs.net)

• Jodee Kovanda (jkovanda@mchs.net)

DRIVER EDUCATION TEACHERS:

Joe Host (jhost@mchs.net) - Classroom Instructor, Behind the Wheel Instructor (815)-521-4001 Ext. 3050

• High School Education- Thornton Fractional South HS

• College Education- University of Illinois-Chicago

• Sports Played- Baseball

• Sports Coached- Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Volleyball, Soccer

• Family- Wife Chantal, Daughter Jocelyn, Son Hayden

• Hobbies- Hunting, Fishing, Golfing

• Favorite Movies- Remember the Titans, Miracle, For the Love of the Game

• Favorite Olympic Events/Sport- Gymnastics, Swimming

• Favorite Quote- "Never Give Up, Never Give In, Never Ever Be Satisfied."

Nick Lundin (Nlundin@mchs.net) - Classroom Instructor, Behind the Wheel Instructor

• High School Education- Lyons Twp HS

• College Education- Eastern Illinois University

• Sports Played- HS- football, basketball, baseball, cross country, & track

• College- cross country & Track

• Coaches- Currently coaches track & cross country has coached basketball & soccer in the past as well

• Family- Two kids, Keegan and Grace

• Hobbies- Running, biking, & cooking

• Favorite Movie- Remember the Titans

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- Track & Field, baseball, & basketball

• Favorite Quote- "To give anything but your best is to sacrifice the gift."- Steve Prefontaine

Kayla Rubino (krubino@mchs.net) - Classroom Instructor, Behind the Wheel Instructor

Brandon Wolfe (bwolfe@mchs.net) - Behind the Wheel Instructor, Freshmen/Sophomore PE

• High School-  Morris Community High School 

• College Education- North Central College 

• Sports Played-  Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track 

• Sports Coached- Baseball, Soccer 

• Hobbies- As a family, we love going to the beach and pool.  In the fall season, I like to watch football.  I also enjoy exercising. 

• Favorite Movies-  Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot 

• Favorite Olympic Event/Sport- Olympic Event - Gymnastics, Sport - Football 

• Favorite Quote- "If you can't outplay them, outwork them."