Month: August 2019

New Teacher Feature!

New Teacher Feature: Help us welcome former NC graduate, Don Boulware, as PE/Health teacher and Head Football Coach at NCHS. Describing himself as ENTHUSIASTIC, Mr. Boulware is ready for a great year! To get to know him, Coach was asked several questions…
1. Where are you from? Do you have children/grandchildren or a pet?
I grew up in Callaway County one mile north of Hatton and am a ThunderBird Proud graduate of the class of 1973 (YES…I know I’m old 

😉 I have a lovely wife of 28 years and we have three children.
2. Name an interesting fact about you and/or your family.
I coached football for 25 years before retiring from education and moving into sales with Graphic Edge in the Summer of 2001. 
My love for Coaching never waned during all that time and I coached many youth sports and last fall coached football again on the side at Troy Buchanan H.S. which highly rekindled my desire to get back into Education and Coaching as I retired from Sales this past June. 
I have a 101 year old Dad who resides at Fulton Manor and is active on Facebook. I have an older brother (Mike) who farms near Hatton and also works at The Callaway Bank. 
My wife, Anna, is an a professor and department chair in Accounting at St. Charles Community College. 
Anna and I have 23 year old twin daughters, and also a 20 year old son. 
Danielle is an RN and working as a full time nurse at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She is also working towards a Masters in Nursing Education. 
Twin sister Alexandra is entering her 3rd year in Pharmacy school at SIU Edwardsville. 
Younger brother Tyler is in his 3rd year of college pursuing a Masters in Accounting at SIU Edwardsville
3. When did you first become aware that you wanted to be a teacher? 
When I was in HS at North Callaway we had a Club called Future Teachers of America (FTA) and we job shadowed for three days with a teacher in or respective field and I LOVED it and knew then I wanted to teach & coach.
4. Was there a special person in your life that influenced your decision to become a teacher?
YES! My North Callaway HS Football Coach, Jim Blacklock
5. What are you looking forward to the most in working with the students at NCHS?
Just being around young people again and hopefully being a good influence on them…and helping in some way to make a difference in their lives
6. What does Thunderbird Proud mean to you?
Proud & Passionate to represent not only your school…but your entire community as well!
If you haven’t, stop by and welcome Coach to our Thunderbird Family!#ThunderbirdProud

New Teacher Feature!

New Teacher Feature: We would like to welcome Mrs. Paulette Eichman to our NCHS family. Transferring here from Auxvasse, she will be in the roles of English teacher and Head Volleyball Coach here at the high school. When asked to describe herself in one word, Mrs. Eichman stated, “Dedicated” and we know that you will see this in her classroom as well as on the volleyball court throughout the year! In order to get to know her a little better, we asked Mrs. Eichman some questions:

1. Where are you from? Do you have children/grandchildren or a pet?
Grew up in Coffeyville, KS, but call my husband’s family farm near Westmoreland, KS, ‘back home’.

We have 4 children. Nate (’14) is serving in the US Navy and is stationed on the USS Eisenhower in Norfolk, VA. Destri (’16) will be a senior at Westminster College and plans to go on to medical school after graduation. Allyson (’18) will be a sophomore at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN and Grant (’21) is active in FFA, XC, and BB here at NCHS.

We have an 18 year old cat named Brave.

2. Name an interesting fact about you and/or your family.
We have traveled extensively in the US and have visited 48 states as a family….I have visited 49!

3. When did you first become aware that you wanted to be a teacher? (or an administrator?)
My kindergarten school book says I wanted to be a teacher and that was confirmed my sophomore year of college when I took an interest placement test–the rest is history. I followed in the footsteps of my grandma who was one of the first women administrators in CA and my older brother who is currently the Commissioner of Education for the state of Kansas.

4. What are you looking forward to the most in working with the students at NCHS?
I’m looking forward to seeing them grow in their knowledge so they can be prepared for their world ahead — be that a job, technical training, or college.

5. What does Thunderbird Proud mean to you?
Being your best to make the world a better place is Thunderbird Proud

We are excited to have Mrs. Eichman join our team! Be sure to stop in and introduce yourself and say hi at our Back to School Bash on Tuesday!#ThunderbirdProud