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Karen Breeden
Breeden, Karen
Physical Education Department
Born in: Erin, TN
College attended: Nashville State Community College, Austin Peay State University, Carson-Newman University
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Interacting with students and helping them make informed decisions about their futures
3 things I love: Spending time with my family, coaching basketball, and reading
Favorite quote: "If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success." - James Cameron
Christopher Clapper
Clapper, Christopher
Physical Education Department
Born in: Nashville, Tn.
College Attended: Columbia St., UTM, TSU
Started teaching: 1995
Favorite thing about my job:  Being a small part in the development of their lives
3 things I love: My family, sports, Christmas
Favorite quote: Be Present Not Perfect!
Higgins, Devon
Physical Education Dept.
Buford Rachford
Rachford, Buford
JROTC
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Middle Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Interacting, developing, and instructing students in proper decision making
3 things I love: my kids, my puppies, and movies
Favorite quote: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” - Albert Einstein
Ronald Schlangen
Schlangen, Ronald
JROTC
Born in: Indianapolis, IN
College attended: American Military University
Started working with children in: 2018
Favorite thing about my job: Sharing my experience with young adults
3 things I love: My Family, being outside, my country
Favorite quote: "Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers (students) stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." - Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State & Four Star General
Russell Wilson
Wilson, Russell
Physical Education Department
Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 1997
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students be physically active
3 things I love: Wife, My Two Girls, and Basketball
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