All About Me

HELLO EVERYONE! I AM MR. GATHERCOLE AND I WILL BE WORKING WITH SOME OF THE 8TH & 9TH GRADERS HERE AT SAND RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH. THIS IS MY FIFTH YEAR AT SAND RIDGE AND I AM EXCITED TO BE BACK. SOME OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES THIS YEAR WILL CONSIST OF TEACHING THE 8TH GRADE SCIENCE AND 9TH GRADE PHYSICS AT SAND RIDGE AS WELL AS COACHING OUR SOFTBALL & BASEBALL TEAMS.

I STUDIED AT WEBER STATE AND MAJORED IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE TEACHING WHILE AT WEBER STATE WITH AN ENDORSEMENT IN 7TH AND 8TH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHING. MY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND IS A COMPOSITE DEGREE SPREAD OUT BETWEEN THE FIELDS OF PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND THE EARTH SCIENCES. THIS SUMMER I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND LOOK FORWARD TO APPLYING WHAT I LEARNED.

WHEN I AM NOT AT SCHOOL, I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY. MY WIFE, BRIANNE, AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 10 YEARS THIS DECEMBER. WE HAVE A LITTLE BOY NAMED MASON WHO IS 5 AND A 1 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL NAMED AVERY. TOGETHER WE ENJOY ANYTHING THAT IS OUTDOORS. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WE TRY TO HIKE, FISH, HUNT, BOAT, CAMP, AND JUST BE OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

I DO HAVE A PASSION FOR THE MORE TRADITIONAL SPORTS AS WELL. MY LOVE FOR SPORTS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DROVE ME TO STUDY SCIENCE. I ENJOY WATCHING AND PLAYING FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, GOLF, YOU NAME IT. HOWEVER MY REAL PASSION IS ON A BASEBALL FIELD. BECAUSE OF THAT PASSION, I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING OUT ON THIS YEARS BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL TEAM AND WORKING WITH THE KIDS AND PREPARING THEM FOR THE NEXT LEVEL OF COMPETITION.

I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM AVAILABLE ANYTIME YOU WOULD WANT TO MEET TO DISCUSS QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT YOUR STUDENT OR THE CLASS. I AM EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE FUN WE'LL GET TO HAVE.