Hello Art Students,

I am very excited to have all of you in my art classes. My class schedule is posted on the FCHS website. Please contact me with any questions. I am always here to help. Email: jwillert@psdschools.org 

See all of you in class!

Mr. Willert

TEACHER BIO

My name is Jon-Michael Willert,  I teach Art courses here at Fort Collins High School, where I've been since 2010. 

I grew up in a rural community in Northern Illinois where my younger brother and I spent most of our time exploring outdoors and riding 3 wheelers (ATC) in the woods. I played ice hockey all over the Midwest. My whole family is originally from Chicago. After graduating from high school in Burlington, I went to Milwaukee School of Engineering and then Northern Illinois University to get my teaching certificate. My teaching endorsements are in Art Education K-12, Technical Education 6-12, Physical Education K-12, Elementary Education K-5, and Career and Technical Education in Visual Arts and STEM learning. I received my Master's degree from the University of Northern Colorado.

My wife, Jennie, and I moved from Illinois to Colorado in 2009. She is an artist as well. We have two dogs, Ava a long-haired chihuahua, and a pug named Vinny.

I love hiking, working out, fishing, snowmobiling, snowboarding, skiing, traveling, biking, motorcycles, gardening, trying new restaurants, listening to music, and attending concerts. I love spending time with friends and family. I love my job and love my students. Go Lambkins! 

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"The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you"-  B.B.King

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." - Doc Brown (Back to the Future). (Imagine applying this enthusiasm to learning new and exciting things!)

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