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LBHS Staff Member of the Month for May

Liberty-Benton High School
Staff Member of the Month for May

Mrs. Amy Teders is currently in her 11th year of teaching at Liberty-Benton and her 16th year overall. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary English Education from Bowling Green State University, a Master’s Degree in Education from Heidelberg, and a Master’s Degree in English from Ohio University.

Mrs. Teders is from Bowling Green, Ohio, and she has been married to her husband, Randy, for 15 years. They have twins, Luke and Isaac, in 7th grade at LB, and Madi, in 3rd grade at LB.

Mrs. Teders enjoys interacting with and getting to know her students. She also enjoys intertwining technology with teaching English.

She is looking forward to finishing her master’s degree this summer and enjoying summer vacation. She enjoys reading, shopping, being outdoors, and spending time with her family.

LBHS Staff Member of the Month for April

Liberty-Benton High School
Staff Member of the Month for April

Mr. Brandon Cupples is in his 16th year of teaching math at Liberty-Benton High School. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Mathematics Education and his Master’s Degree in Education from Bluffton University.
Mr. Cupples grew up in Mount Cory, and he and his wife, Carmen, have been married for twelve years and live on a small farm outside of Pandora. They live on a century farm where his grandparents and great-great grandparents once lived. They have four kids: Teaghan (8), Channing (7), Braelynn (5), and Kynnslee (3).

Mr. Cupples enjoys watching his students work hard to achieve things. When a student is struggling with a concept and continues to work hard until he or she masters the concept, it is not only gratifying to the student, but also to the teacher as well.

Mr. Cupples has a brother that lives in Dubai and another brother that lives in North Carolina. They both come home once a year in the summer, and Mr. Cupples is looking forward to seeing them and their families this summer.
Mr. Cupples loves being physically active. He enjoys playing ultimate Frisbee and basketball with friends, taking bike rides and playing soccer with his family, hiking, and cutting wood for their wood burner. He also enjoys reading to his daughters before bedtime at night.

LBHS Staff Member of the Month for March

Liberty-Benton High School
Staff Member of the Month for March

Mr. Jim Snyder is currently in his fourth year as a custodian at Liberty-Benton High School. Mr. Snyder earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education and health, graduated from North Baltimore High School, and has lived in Van Buren for the last 34 years.

Jim is married to Sherlyn, and they have a son, Aaron, and a daughter, Kelli. Jim enjoys watching his grandchildren grow up. Mr. Snyder also enjoys working in the school around the students, and his hobbies are fishing and golfing.

Thank you, Mr. Snyder, for all you do!

LBHS Staff Member of the Month

Liberty-Benton High School
Staff Member of the Month for February

Mr. Chad Marzec is in his second year of teaching science at Liberty-Benton High School, and he previously taught for two years at St. John’s Jesuit High School.

Mr. Marzec is originally from Rossford, Ohio, and he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy and his Master of Arts degree from the University of Findlay. He resides in Findlay with his wife, Alisa, and their four children: Jack (7), Kate (5), Emily (2), and Andrew (9 months).

Mr. Marzec enjoys seeing growth from hard work in his students, and he enjoys helping students reach their full potential. He is looking forward to running a half marathon in April, and he enjoys spending time with family, fishing, and wrestling.

LBHS Staff Member of the Month for May

Mrs. Amy Teders is currently in her 10th year of teaching English at Liberty-Benton High School.  Previously, she had taught for five years in Mohawk Local Schools.  She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a major in English at Bowling Green State University.  She earned her Masters of Arts degree in Education from Heidelberg, and she is currently working on her Masters of Arts in English from Ohio University.

Mrs. Teders grew up in Bowling Green, Ohio, and he has been married for fifteen years to Randy.  They have three children: Luke and Isaac in 6th grade at LB, and Madison in 2nd grade, Mrs. Fish’s class at LB.

Mrs. Teders likes being the coach and guide as students take ownership of their learning.  She loves to see “the lightbulb” go off when students get it.  She enjoys being here with her students to help them in any way she can as they trudge their way through high school.

She is looking forward to remaining cancer-free, the day when her children can get along, finishing her master’s degree from OU, summer vacation, and taking the family to Disney during Thanksgiving break.  She enjoys reading, shopping, camping, bowling, and spending time with her family.

 

LBHS Staff Member of the Month for April

Mr. Rich LaFontaine is currently in his 17th year teaching English at Liberty-Benton High School. Previously, he had taught at Tiffin Calvert for four years with Mr. McRedmond. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and his master’s degree from Marygrove College.
Mr. LaFontaine was born in Fostoria, grew up in Fremont, and graduated from Liberty-Benton High School. He has been married to Dorothy for 26 years, and they have 4 children: Matthew, 24, works at Krogers on Sixth Street; Ethan, 2016 LB grad, finished his first year of PT school at UF; Jessi, Class of 2018 at LBHS, and Isaac, Class of 2022 at LBHS.
Mr. LaFontaine enjoys watching and hearing students share their discoveries. He is looking forward to his first trip to Disney with the whole family this summer, and he enjoys playing basketball with his kids in the driveway.

LBHS School Staff Member of the Month – January

Mr. Ray Wolfe is currently in his fourth year of teaching at Liberty-Benton High School.  He earned his Bachelor’s of Music Degree in Music Education from Ohio University.  He grew up in Findlay, and he has a beagle named Franklin.

He enjoys watching his students progress from grades 6-12, and he enjoys watching his students enjoy making music on stage.  He is looking forward to traveling to New York City with the band and choir in April, and he also plans to do more traveling this summer.  He enjoys golf, music, theatre, and spending time with friends, family, and Franklin.