10 Things about Ms. Milleson

1...Hometown

I am from North Platte, NE and graduated from NPHS (pictured above).  I was the last graduating class from this high school, which was built in the 1930's.  A new high school stands in the same place and is set up in pods similar to Waverly High School.

2...Family

My mom and dad live in NP and still live in the house that I grew up in.  My older brother, Josh, lives in NP and work at my uncles company where he excavates land.  I have a twin sister and her name is Kylie.  She lives in Phillips (near GI) and teaches 5th grade at Seedling Mile Elementary School.  On June 12, 2010, she married Dan and her new last name is Ilten.

3...Favorite subject

Art was my favorite subject when I was in school.  In high school, I took all the art classes that were offered and independent ceramics.  I also took ceramics my sophomore year in college.  If I wasn't teaching science and math, I would teach art.


4...Music

DMB Concert, summer 2010

Most of the music I listen to is not on the radio.  Some of my favorites are:

Mat Kearney
Mumford and Sons
The Black Keys
Of Monsters and Men
The Lumineers

Ray LaMontagne

Dave Matthews Band

Coldplay

The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Jason Aldean

I enjoy most oldies (50's and 60's) and some country music

5...T.V. Show

MythBusters is one TV show that I watch.  We will watch clips this year because many of the topics the MythBusters investigate are relate to physical science.

6...Comics

I try to find comics or cartoons for every topic in class, which I will post on the bulletin board near the main door.  Many of the comics will come from BrainPOP.

7...Reading

In my free time, I enjoy reading.  I have quite a few YA books in my classroom that you can checkout if the library doesn't have them.  I'll explain how to check out books sometime this week.

8...Running

After high school, I wanted to stay active, but was no longer playing sports, so I started running.  Last fall, a couple of teachers and I decided to run in the Mud Run in Lincoln, which was a 5k (3.1 miles).  Since then, I've trained and ran in several 5k and 10k (6.2 miles) races and completed 2 half-marathons (13.1 miles) in Lincoln.  As long as I stay healthy, I plan to keep running.

9...Sports

I started watching Pete Sampras when I was in 7th grade, which later influenced me to play tennis in high school.  When tennis was on during the day, I would record Pete's matches using a VCR so I could watch them when I got home (I didn't have DVR when I was your age) :)  Now that he's retired, I try to watch Roger Federer, Novac Djokovic, and Rafa Nadal.

My favorite college basketball team is Duke!  I'm sure there are a lot students that are North Carolina fans, so I'm sure March Madness will be a fun time for all of us!

10...Pets

Cherry Mash

My cat, Cherry Mash, is almost 6 years old.  Her name came from the fact that I had Cherry Mash candy in the Halloween candy bowl when I got her.  She loves cheese popcorn, Colby Jack stick cheese and long naps on the bed (refer the the picture above).  At night, she finds loose papers or plastic bags and makes as much noise as possible!

Lily

At my house in NP my family has two cats, Lily and Calhoun.  Lily is a chubby cat with beautiful green eyes.  My family adopted her from the animal shelter in NP.

Calhoun

Calhoun was an alley cat that came through our doggy door one day.  My mom made him leave at night until it started getting cold, then she let him sleep inside.  We found out that he belonged to a family on the next block, but they said he was just a garage cat that they didn't take care for, so we could keep him.  We named him Calhoun because that is the last name of the people that he left when he came to our house.