Produced by Emma Francis and Ricky Veres
Springbrook students answer the question, "Who would you want to spend your last day on earth with?" Maybe it's Mr. Benschoter, maybe it's their new puppy named Skip, or maybe it's even YOU!
Springbrook students and staff answer the question, "What does your future look like?" Take a minute to watch their responses and see where they'd like to be, you just might be surprised!
Produced by Giselle Shipperbottom and Hunter McDonnell.
Produced by Brandon Gautz and Gabriel Smaw.
Kenley Burgermeister, Kavion Guyton, Gracee Armstrong, Bryce Charameda, Julien Crossman, Julien Jacobs and Ariana Gomez answer the question, "What would you like to accomplish in your lifetime?"
Produced by William Calamungi and Cruz Borton.
Five of our students answer the question, if you could go to diner with any person in the world (real or imaginary), who would you choose and why would you choose them? You might be surprised by their answers!
Produced by Brogan Holly
Produced by Emily Mora
Produced by Ricky Veres
Produced by Emma Francis
Some people prefer Nutella, some prefer peanut butter. Why? Well, some people like the sweetness of Nutella. Others think it is too sweet and go for peanut butter. What do you prefer? by Laynee Honeywell
Amaya Posten
"Nutella, I just like chocolate."
Amir House
"Nutella, I like chocolate."
Mackenzie Miller
"Peanut butter, it’s healthy."
Hunter Brooks
"Peanut butter, I don't like the texture of Nutella."
Rachel Hladis
"Peanut butter, because, well, it’s peanut butter "
Arianna Gomez
"Peanut butter because Nutella is too sweet."
Hailey Mieczkowski
"Nutella, because I just like it."
Silas Waldrop
"Nutella, because it has chocolate in it."
Mrs. Traci
by Emma Francis
Meet Mrs. Traci! She is a staff member here at Springbrook Middle School and this is all about her. What made her choose to become a staff member here is because she really likes working with kids. She is a paraprofessional in Mr. Mohler’s room working with students with disabilities. That just means she helps Mr. Mohler and his students with whatever they need. When she was younger she wanted to be a stewardess (flight attendant) and then wanted to become a teacher. The thing she loves most about Springbrook is working with the older kids because they are more mature than the younger kids.
Mrs. Traci likes to go camping in her freetime because she can spend more time with her family. Her favorite subject is art because it is calming to do. She says 3 words that describe her are loud, adventurous and trustworthy. Her happiest day of her life is when she had her first child. She is grateful for her family and is terribly afraid of mice!
She would like to travel to Africa because she loves animals and she thinks it will be really fun! Mrs. Traci's favorite season is summer and her favorite football team is Alabama. Her dream car is a Porsche! Her favorite animals are dogs because they are super fun to play with. Her favorite movie is an old movie called On Golden Pond and her favorite food is tacos.
by Emily Mora
Introducing Ms. Gardner! She is a new math teacher here at Springbrook Middle School. Ms. Gardner teaches 7th grade math and is in her first year of teaching. What she loves most about her job is her students and how energetic they are and how awesome they are. Her most memorable day here at Springbrook is the very first day of school because it was her first day as an official teacher. What she likes best about our school is the community we have and the enthusiasm we have to be Maples. Ms. Gardner decided to go into education because she was raised by a preschool teacher and watched her mom teach all her life and she wanted to do the same. She has a bachelor's degree in secondary education in English with a minor in math. She went to college at Ferris State University her first year then transferred to Siena Heights University and graduated from there. She switched colleges because she wanted to be more a part of the Maple community instead. She decided to teach math because she had a math teacher in high school who resonated with her and her abilities. Ms. Gardner wanted to continue that purpose. Her first job was an assistant for her mom at a preschool, but her official job was a host at Red Lobster.
Ms. Gardner is most proud of the person she has become especially in the past year. She is inspired by her family and friends to be a better person. She has two puppies. She has a mom and a dad her mom’s name is Jennifer and her dad’s is Chuc. Ms. Gardner also has a brother named Zack. Her strengths are that she can multi-task really well and she is a really chill person and her weakness is that she overthinks a lot. Her favorite hobbies are drawing and reading and she really likes to play video games. She sees herself in five years teaching here at Springbrook and living her best life. She also sees herself in ten years still teaching here at Springbrook and maybe have a master's degree and a family of her own by then.
If she could meet any famous person still living today it would be Danny DeVito because he has been an actor that she has watched all of her life and all the way up to her age now. If she could have any superpower it would be invisibility because she could go anywhere at any point in time. If she only had one wish it would be to wish to have happiness amongst everyone because she believes everyone deserves to have a happy life. Her birthday is December 10 and she was born in 1999.
Welcome to Springbrook Ms. Gardner!
Ms. Gardner
Tell us about your favorite song, music genre, or singer
by Giselle Shipperbottom
King Brinsin
"Frank Ocean, because he has great vocals."
Ryder Richardson
"Polo G. because he has a good rhythm in his voice."
Kylie Goodell
"Frank Ocean, because he has a beautiful voice."
Keith Rose
"Rap because it brings me peace."
Addison Shepherd
"T.V. Girl becuase it makes my head quiet down."
Mr. Benschoter
"Country because it's easy listening."
Ricky Veres
"Eminem because he motivates me."
Natalia Pena
"R-n-B because I like the flow."
Mrs. Beagle
"My favorite band is U2 because I was once on a hiking trip in Colorado when I was 16 and that's when I first heard one of their songs and have l listened to them since!"
Emma Francis
"21 Savage because I grew up with my brothers playing his music all the time."
Anijah Borders
"Wildflower by Billie Eillish because I can relate to some of the lyrics and she has a beautiful voice."
Mrs. Esparza
"Dave Matthews Band because their concerts are always really fun and it's really fun dance music."
Enjoy getting to know one of our physical education teachers, Mr. Kelly, who is interviewed here by Brook Report team members Stella Rising and William Owens.
Mr. Lopez is interviewed here by Roseanna Gisewite and Joseph Washburn. Take a few minutes to watch what he has to say about education and social studies, what he means by learning how to "strive" and not just "survive" and what super power he wishes he could have.
Now take some time getting to know another physical education teacher here at Springbrook, Mr. Roback, who also teaches a section of science. He is interviewed here by Brook Report team members Aidan Leake and Alexandra Perez-Yepez.
1. What do you love most about your job and why?
I love variety and the ability to be creative, and then sharing that with others. There’s never a dull moment working with middle school artists!
2. When did you decide to teach art?
Deciding to become an art teacher came from a variety of factors. I grew up around creative people who produced different types of things. My grandfather and uncle worked with wood. My dad worked on leather belts and did a lot of welding. My mom and aunts were always creating things, using chalk, paint, natural items, fibers, and sewing. My grandmothers were always crocheting, but I never figured out how to do that.
In school I always looked forward to art class. In middle and high school I also enjoyed woodworking class. I loved the smell of wood and there was something about finishing a project that was always satisfying. It’s the same feeling I get when I complete any piece of art to this day.
3. What was your first job?
My first job was mowing lawns. Later, I worked as a cook at a local ice cream and burger shop. When that business was sold, I moved on to work at a soft serve frozen yogurt store. One of the things I enjoyed while working there was decorating cakes. During college I worked at a daycare with the preschool and after school age kids. The other teachers used to joke about the snack trays when I made them, because I always set them up with cool patterns. That was part of the fun of preparing it. Presentation is important even for the youngest consumer. Art has been important in all of these jobs, from creating a neat and pleasing landscape, plating food in an aesthetically pleasing way, creating a brochure or flier for events, to decorating desserts for special people and occasions.
4. What are three words that describe you?
Perceptive, Determined, Creative
5. If you could be anywhere in the world where would you go and why?
I am not much of a traveler, but I think Hawaii would be a cool place to visit.
6. What inspires you the most and why?
My students inspire me. It’s hard to describe, but when I see students understand something for the first time or get excited about something we’re doing in class it motivates me and even more ideas pop into my head. I spend a lot of hours outside of school preparing things for class, because I want students to have the best experience they can.
7. What do you like best about this school and why?
The students and the staff are what I like best about our school. It’s the people who make it a special place where we can all work and learn. All the different people and personalities keep things interesting, so it’s never boring.
submitted by Eva Reynolds