This is a continuing series profiling new teachers and staff in the PLT #3 School District.
Name – Jim Miller
Hometown– Prophetstown
Family – Wife: Tara, Kids: Joseph 19, Owen 13, Ella 9
College attended– N/A
Subject(s) being taught– School Resource Officer
Coaching/ Extra Curricular Duties– N/A
Hobbies– Working out, going on bike rides with the family, video games, I’ll play any sport, I might not be the best, but I’ll do it. I’m also a firefighter and EMT in Prophetstown
Past careers or jobs– I worked at U.S. Cellular for 15 years
Something you would like people to know about you– I graduated from Prophetstown in 2002. I have walked the same halls and dealt with the same issues that all kids deal with today. I can directly speak from experience and help these kids get through whatever issues are going on.
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Name – Andrew Ploenzke
Hometown- Loves Park, Illinois
Family – wife (Lori), son (David), daughter (Diane), and son-in-law (Bobby)
College attended- U.W. Whitewater for Bachelor’s Degree, N.I.U. for Master’s Degree in Secondary Education.
Subject(s) being taught- Geometry and Algebra II
Coaching/ Extra Curricular Duties- None
Hobbies- Bible reading and studying, helping out at my local church, walking, tennis
Past careers or jobs- Pastor in Prophetstown for 12 years. Before that, I was a High School Math teacher for 12 years in Harvard, Illinois
Something you would like people to know about you- I am a follower of Jesus Christ.
