Teachers Making a List and Checking It Twice

Christmas book tree

Christmas book tree

Little kids and teenage hopefuls are not the only ones writing Christmas lists this year.  Santa’s mailbox is overflowing with Air Academy teachers’ wishes.  I asked around and complied a significantly varying list of answers to my question: “What do you want for Christmas this year?”

Mr. Anderson- “Kids to stop talking so much.”

Mrs. Armstrong- “To have all my family together.”

Mrs. Baack- “I want America’s children to be less hungry.”

Dr. Beers- “I want Broncos playoff tickets or a day skiing.”

Mr. Born- “I want two things: I want a falconry telemetry unit which helps track your bird if it flies away… and a book called Accipiter Behavior II.” (an accipiter is a type of raptor, for those of you less ornithologically inclined.)

Mrs. Brent- “I want someone to grade all of my manuals and projects for my classes.”

Mr. Brotherton- “Every child in the world to get together and hold hands and sing about world peace.”

Mr. Catron- “I want beard oil or beard balm and two weeks of no schoolwork.”

Mr. Clark- “I want a day skiing with my family and a coke.”

Mr. Gorr- “Screw world peace, I want an Xbox One or a PS4.”

Mr. Hilstrom- “A man who wants nothing has it all.”

Mr. Hoit- “For the bathroom that I’m retiling to be finished.”

Mr. Hoover- “UFC tickets”

Srta. Leavitt- “Yo quiero los pantalones ejercicio de Lulu Lemon (I want Lulu Lemon exercise pants!)”

Mr. Mayhew- “I want an elk head on my wall and elk meat in my freezer.”

Mr. Montoya- “I’d like gas to stay below three dollars a gallon.”

Mr. Nestor- “A new car.”

Johnny O- *In Dr. Evil voice* “I want snow I want two feet of snow that’s what I want for Christmas and I want to go sledding”

Mrs. Olsen- “A new jacket… preferably white.”

Mr. Olson- “The first two Rainbow albums.”

Mrs. Parnell- “All my students to do all their homework.”

Mrs. Powell- “I want to be together with family and everyone to be healthy.”

Mrs. Robson- “A Wii U.”

Mrs. Schone- “Freedom and time away from certain students not to mention any names (Maddy Flicker).”

Mrs. Shuck- “I want my boys to get along and not argue about stupid stuff even at the ages of 20 and 16.”

Mrs. Sim- “A new house.”

Mr. Stach- “Golf clubs.”

Mrs. Sorenson- “Bling, bling is always good.”

Mrs. Steinke- “Diamonds.”

Mrs. Westfall- “A Michael Kors bag.”

Mrs. and Mr. Whitson- “We just got a membership to the YMCA so we’re all set.”

Mr. Winget- “I want no snow. I’m an L.A. kid.”

Sorry teachers, I don’t have the money, power, or will to personally give you these gifts, but hopefully Santa is generous this year! Merry Christmas!