Mr.Myers
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| Full Name | Richard Dea Myers Jr. |
| High School | Granada Hills High (Los Angeles) |
| College | AA:Golden West College BS: CSU Fullerton MS: University of LaVerne |
| Born and Raised | Born in Glendale California and raised in San Fernando Valley (L.A.) |
| Hobbies | Music has always been the hobbie that I enjoy the most |
| Favorite Food | A really good hamburger |
| Favorite Book | I do not have a favorite book but my favorite author in Jeffery Archer |
| Favorite Color | Black |
| Favorite Movie | Gone with the Wind |
| Favorite Student | Impossible to even think of a favorite student. I have had so many wonderful students through the years. |
| Favorite School Subject | In high school my favorite subject was always Physical Education |
| Favorite Song | My wife and I have our song "Blue Moon" |
| Favorite Place to be Alone | At my piano |
| Favorite Type of Music | Jazz, but still an old rocker at heart |
| Favorite Era | The 60's. It was a turbulant time in our country but possibly a time that changed our country more than any other Era. |
| Who is your Idol? | Never have I just looked at one person as an Idol. I do look up to the many everyday people who make it in spite of the odds. I admire so many of the single mothers out there who put it all together, work, family, home. I am so amazed by them. |
| What is Unique about You? | I have over 2000 buttons in a button collection (Political type buttons) |
| In Two Words, Describe Yourself | Teacher; Passionate |
| What Events Lead You to This Career? | After getting my Bachelors I came to a crossroads of getting my teaching credentials or going after a family therapist credential. I decided at the time to teach. I taught for 20 years then the opportunity was presented to get a Masters in school counseling. So I have sort of gone full circle being able to teach and now do the counseling. |
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I will have been married to my beautiful bride a total of 31 years come June 2006. |
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Two Boys: Jesse 24, and Wesley 21 |
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| Describe Your Perfect Date | The sun is shining, the top is down in our miada driving on a winding river road. Finding a cool shady spot by the river for a picnic enjoying company of my beautiful wife and no one else in site. |
| Before you were a Teacher, what did you want to be? | As a teenager my dream was to be a Pro Baseball Player. Once I got to college the realization hit that I did not have the arm that it would take to to become a pro player so at that time I had to re-evaluate my goals. |
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