Teacher Profiles

Kayla Engen
Social Studies Teacher

What’s your favorite quote?

“The best things in life aren’t things at all.”

Describe a perfect afternoon.

The perfect afternoon for me would be to have a picnic and hang out at the lake with my husband  & children.

If you were invisible, where would you go? 

I would follow my kids around-I would love to see how they interact when I’m not around them!

What’s your favorite TV show? 

I enjoy watching house hunting or house remodeling shows on HGTV & DIY networks.  I get big ideas for my house!  They usually just stay at ideas though. :)

What is your favorite thing about living in Minnesota?

The lakes!  I couldn’t imagine not being able to go to the lake!  I also love the changing of seasons…as long as winter stays short.

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 Jenny Engkjer
Science Teacher

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Vanilla Bean or Moose Tracks

What do you like best about teaching online? 

I love hearing personal stories from around MN.  Every student has a great story to share.

What has been your favorite vacation?  

I love any beach.  I love the ocean and the lake.

If you were invisible, where would you go?

I would love to spend a day in the White House without being noticed.  It would be interesting to see what everyone is doing .

What’s your favorite month and why?

July.  We spend most of the month with family.

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 Sheila Berg
Health and PE teacher

What’s your favorite movie?  

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”.  Yes, it’s ironic-a teacher’s favorite movie is about high school students skipping classes!

What’s your favorite class to teach and why?  

I love teaching the “Nutrition” class because I learn at least one new thing every quarter.

What is something most people don’t know about you?  

When I was 17, I was a singer in a band…in Germany!

What’s your favorite quote? 

For me it is a tie between two Henry David Thoreau quotes:  “Be not simply good, be good for something”  which is a short reminder for living one’s life, and the longer reminder is “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”

What is the one thing you can’t live without? 

Air!  HAHAHAHAHA!  Ok, seriously-My family :)

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Julie Stewart

Special Education teacher

What’s your favorite TV show?

I can’t pick! I love watching Glee, New Girl and Grimm equally!

What is the one thing you can’t live without?

An ice cold can of Coca Cola and a piece of dark chocolate.

What’s your favorite movie?

Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Audrey Hepburn

What’s your favorite quote?    

“ You are too concerned about what was and what will be.  Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.”

Master Oogway- from Kung Fu Panda

What is something most people don’t know about you?

I was a theatre major in college before I went into education. I wanted to be on Broadway.