Interview with Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Atrash, and Mrs. Butler!
- Nov 11, 2014
- 5 min read
By: Asmaa Younis,
Staff Writer
For this month’s iGlobe article, I chose to interview three of my teachers; Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Atrash, and Mrs. Butler.
My rapid-fire questions and their responses are below! Enjoy!
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MRS. SIMPSON
Me: What are your favorite books? Mrs. Simpson: Rick Riorden: Heroes of Olympus (These I read along with my Boys) and Purpose Driven Life
Me: List five adjectives that describe yourself. Mrs. Simpson: Energetic, Affectionate, Respectful, Reliable, Thoughtful
Me: What are your hobbies? Mrs. Simpson: Exercising, Baton Twirling, Spending time with my Boys
Me: When did you start wrking at K12 International Academy? Mrs. Simpson: April of 2011
Me: What is your favorite school subject? Mrs. Simpson: Science
Me: What was the funniest moment of your life? Mrs. Simpson: When I was learning how to drive a stick shift when I was 15 years old. I kept popping the clutch and the car would jump and all I could do was laugh!
Me: What is your favorite food? Mrs. Simpson: Chocolate
Me: What is your favorite movie? Mrs. Simpson: The Avenger Movies: Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, ect.
Me: What is your favorite animal? Mrs. Simpson: I love my dogs!
Me: What is your favorite color? Mrs. Simpson: Pink
Me: What sports clubs/teams are you a fan of? Mrs. Simpson: ECU Pirates: Collegiate Also: LSU Tigers
Me: What are your pet peeves? Mrs. Simpson: When people and places lack organization
Me: What do you enjoy doing during your free time? Mrs. Simpson: Spending time with my Boys, Playing Outside, Biking, Running, Walking
Me: Does Blackboard Collaborate annoy you when it doesn't work!? Mrs. Simpson: Absolutely!
Me: What is your favorite joke/riddle? Mrs. Simpson: Did you hear that NASA has launched several cows into orbit?....
It was the herd shot around the world!
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MRS. ATRASH
Me: What are your favorite books? Mrs. Atrash: Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros is my favorite book of all time.
Me: List five adjectives that describe yourself. Mrs. Atrash: Curious, hopeful, introverted, enthusiastic, hungry
Me: What are your hobbies? Mrs. Atrash: Running, cooking/baking, reading
Me: When did you start wrking at K12 International Academy? Mrs. Atrash: Almost two years ago
Me: What is your favorite school subject? Mrs. Atrash: English, of course! (I loved biology, too)
Me: What was the funniest moment of your life? Mrs. Atrash: There’s no way I can pick just one! I’m sure it involved my two best friends. We’ve known each other for 20 years, so we’ve had lots of time to do silly things.
Me: What is your favorite food?
Mrs. Atrash: Chocolate!!! (and Brussels sprouts).
Me: What is your favorite movie? Mrs. Atrash: “Meet the Robinsons” and “Sleepless in Seattle.”
Me: What is your favorite animal? Mrs. Atrash: Dog
Me: What is your favorite color? Mrs. Atrash: Green!
Me: What sports clubs/teams are you a fan of? Mrs. Atrash: I don’t really like sports…but I’m from Denver, CO so I’ll go with the Broncos because they’re my home team.
Me: What are your pet peeves? Mrs. Atrash: Sometimes my family members put their dirty laundry right next to the dirty clothes basket. Right next to it…but not inside of it. Grrrrr.
Me: What do you enjoy doing during your free time? Mrs. Atrash: I love to run, cook, and eat. Most of all, I love hanging out with my husband, daughters, and dog.
Me: Does Blackboard Collaborate annoy you when it doesn't work? Mrs. Atrash: I think technology in general is frustrating when it doesn’t work, but I’m amazed that it works well so much of the time
Me: What is your favorite joke/riddle? Mrs. Atrash: I don’t know! You stumped me.
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MRS. BUTLER
Me: What are your favorite books? Mrs. Butler: I love classic literature – Dickens, the Bronte sisters, Jane Austin. I also love Willa Cather.
Me: List five adjectives that describe yourself. Mrs. Butler: Silly, Caring, Intelligent, Tall, Introverted
Me: What are your hobbies? Mrs. Butler: Cooking, Biking, Hiking, Kayaking, Writing
Me: When did you start working at K12 International Academy? Mrs. Butler: 2008
Me: What is your favorite school subject? Mrs. Butler: I’ve always enjoyed History and English.
Me: What was the funniest moment of your life? Mrs. Butler: I consider myself a “funny” person, and yet I can’t think of a “funny” memory.
Me: What is your favorite food? Mrs. Butler: I love food, there’s very little I don’t like in terms of food. This might be why I co-host the food club with Ms. Matuza. I love German food. Probably my favorite food is Fish Tacos – a combo of my two favorites – Seafood and Mexican!
Me: What is your favorite movie? Mrs. Butler: I tend to like WWII history movies. I also like action movies (X-Men, Wolverine, The Avengers, etc…). But my favorite movie is a tie between Pride and Prejudice and It’s a Wonderful Life.
Me: What is your favorite animal? Mrs. Butler: My favorite animal is my cat Schatzi. She was the best cat that I’ve ever had. She was a Himalayan. She ruined me for all other cats to come.
Me: What is your favorite color? Mrs. Butler: Green
Me: What sports clubs/teams are you a fan of? Mrs. Butler: Seattle Seahawks, Phoenix Suns, Oregon Ducks
Me: What are your pet peeves? Mrs. Butler: Repetitive noises (tapping of a pen on a table, bouncing a ball against the wall, clicking noises, alarms going off) and Poor grammar
Me: What do you enjoy doing during your free time? Mrs. Butler: I have two little boys who are VERY active and my husband and I love to spend time with them. We are avid outdoorspeople so weather it’s swimming, biking, playing at the park or hiking we like to do things together as a family. When it’s a “day for me”, I love to go get pampered and have a pedicure while I read a good book.
Me: Does Blackboard Collaborate annoy you when it doesn't work? Mrs. Butler: Haha – Of course!! It’s very frustrating when technology doesn’t do what we think it is supposed to. However, I also remember life before the internet, before cell phones, before computers. I remember learning to type on a type writer with no delete button. So, when I get frustrated, I remind myself how amazing it is that I get to work from home and you get to go to school online! I remind myself that it used to take several minutes to log on to dial up internet and we were never impatient then. So, yes – it’s annoying, but when it works it’s pretty amazing!!
Me: What is your favorite joke/riddle? Mrs. Butler: In high school my friend told me a Lion King joke that is super corny, but I like it.
Question: Why did Simba’s dad die? Answer: Because he didn’t Mufasa.
Get it…he didn’t “move faster”?! :)
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