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Staff Member of the Week: Ben Cook

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Q: What activities are you involved in while in high school?

Mr. Cook: Plays, Football, Wrestling, Power Lifting, NHS, Tennis, Nation German Honors Society, 4H, Scouts

Q: Favorite color?

C: Blue

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Q: Favorite song?

C: Anything by the Randy Rodgers Band

Q: Favorite movie?

C: The Avengers

Q: Favorite class while in high school?

C: Science

Q: Who inspires you?

C: My family, My Grandma was set on making sure there were special education programs in the classroom in western Kansas

Q: Favorite saying/quote?

C: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” –Steve Prefontaine

Q: Favorite animal?

C: A dog, specifically a lab

Q: Favorite season?

C: Fall

Q: Favorite store?

C: Cabela’s

Q: Favorite restaurant?

C: Oklahoma Joe’s

Q: If you could be a superhero, what would your powers be?

C: A telepath, to be able to move things with my mind and scare my students

Q: If you could meet anyone in the world, who would you choose and why?

C: Bill Nye. He is one of the best science educators out there

Q: If you could choose any time period to live in, which one would you choose?

C: The Civil War Era

Q: Do you have any special talents?

C: I can wiggle my ears

Q: If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?

C: Be boring and invest it

Q: Using three words, how would you describe yourself?

C: Quiet, Loyal, and Honest

Q: What is on your bucket list?

C: To run a marathon, be teacher of the year, work for the Kansas Board of Education

Q: Anything else interesting about yourself that you’d like to share?

C: I grew up on a Christmas tree farm, I have cracked my head open three times, and I played college football for a year

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