Picture this, it has been a long haul of a week, an extensively painful one if you will.  What’s this?  Could it be true?  You have a substitute teacher in your fourth period math class!  Suddenly your day isn’t looking as bad as it was originally.  

Having a substitute teacher is sometimes quite a highlight for many students.  But sometimes, we get a few oddball stories from substitute teachers that have come and gone with no rhyme or reason to their patterns of attendance.  Let’s hear about some of the legends and humorous encounters our students have had with the temporary fill in staff.  

While us students may think we are the only ones who enjoy the teacher’s time off, our substitute staff enjoys having some fun as well.  

“I have pranked a few classes and students. I walked into rooms before the first period started and sat my things down, pretending to be in for that teacher that day. It is entertaining to see the reactions when their teacher walks in or when I tell them I am just messing with them,” said long time building sub Mr. Logan Atwood. 

Many aspects of being a teacher are great, like the opportunity to meet a whole class full of kids for a whole year, but something refreshing about the substitute life is the way you get to meet everyone across the board.     

“One of my favorite things about being a sub is that you have the opportunity to get to know everyone from each grade level. It definitely makes teaching easier that I am here each day and that I essentially know every student by this point in the year,” said Mr. Atwood.  

Moving around also keeps you on your toes, each day is different.  

It is also interesting that you can show up to school not knowing where or who you will be that day,” said Atwood.  

Mr. Atwood is a very prevalent sub in our building.  

“I had Mr. Atwood and he wrecked Mr.Carreiros mic on his stand.  Then, he told the people in my class not to tell what happened,” said (student).  

“Mr. Atwood shooting a basketball in the hoop against Jaxson Donehue was funny!,” said sophomore Brandon McCardle.

Alongside the same faces we see circulating through the halls, we get some random subs that come and go.  Some you may recall a Mr. Jim.

“I got in an argument with Mr. Jim about who had more microwaves in their house,” said (student).  

Some of you may all remember him from how he rode his bike to school, or his dog backpack, but all in all, he was a good person and a good substitute teacher.

Another fun fact about Mr. Jim was that he was in a relationship with another substitute teacher Mrs. Simpson.  

“I heard she got kidnapped by pirates, or something like that, it’s on the news,” said sophomore Alaina Fields. 

While this may seem like a tall tale, there is truth in this rumor.  There are many news articles depicting and telling of her stories about what happened to her.  Feel free to Google it up in your free time.   

Sadly, the double trouble substitute teaching duo that they were, did eventually come to an end.  As of now, we just have these memories to look back on, and well wishes to give.

Bulleted List of Subs that have Come and Gone: 

• Ponytail lady
• Mrs Popick
• The guy from Ukraine
• Mrs Bishop 
• Mr Alkire