Q: How did you encourage your students to donate?

A: “Actually it was mostly [the students], they were really motivated about it. I think maybe there may have been some extra interest after we watched the video about Folds of Honor, just explaining that my dad’s experience returning from Vietnam is different than how we kind of treat service people these days. There was anti-Vietnam sentiment when he was spat on at the airport when he was just doing his duties … maybe a little personal message about that stuck with them a little bit.”

Q: Why do you think it’s important for students to donate to this cause?

A: “I think whether it’s this cause or any cause that helps people out, especially this one it’s where parents won’t be there then to support their own children. So I think that that is worthy because the children then don’t have a say in what happens. They still need to hopefully lead a good life and if a little bit helps then that’s a good thing to do.”

Q: What teacher or class was your biggest competitor?

A: “That would’ve been Mrs. Bergquist’s AP chemistry class.”

Q: What was your reaction to winning the competition at the assembly?

A: “Two things, I was happy. It was fun to do that. I know my students were really into it so it was kind of nice to kind of all work together … [I felt] a little bit of a relief that it was over that I didn’t have to keep shooting baskets.”