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Name: Tiffany Bredeson Subject/grade level: Kindergarten Hometown: West Fargo, N.D. Last place I taught: First-year teacher What I like about teaching: "My favorite part about teaching is watching students grow in all developmental areas." What I want you to know: "I enjoy the outdoors and spending time with my family and labs. I'm looking forward to seeing the benefits of a full day kindergarten program."

Name: Jarrod Burns Subject/grade level: Middle School health Hometown: Craig Last place I taught: First-year teacher What I like about teaching: "The kids. Being back in my hometown." What I want you to know: "I coached college football the last three years at Western State College in Gunnison."

Name: Megan Charchalis Subject/grade level: First-grade Hometown: Bridger, Mont. Last place I taught: Meeker What I like about teaching: "My favorite part about teaching is the kids. I love being with them and watching them grow as students." What I want you to know: "I enjoy camping and fishing with my husband and our two dogs, Hank and Louie."

Name: Kevin Dellit Subject/grade level: Elementary reading specialist Hometown: Craig Last place I taught: Hayden What I like about teaching: "Meeting new teachers and kids." What I want you to know: "I'm looking forward to learning more and passing it on."

Name: David Gaines Subject/grade level: Fifth-grade at Sandrock Elementary Hometown: Kansas City, Kan. Last place I taught: Junior high school in Kansas City What I like about teaching: "Changing lives, nudging kids in the right direction." What I want you to know: "I enjoy raising exotic pets: hedgehogs, pot belly pigs, parrots, iguanas."

Name: Laura Fueger Subject/grade level: Fifth-grade Hometown: Henderson, Ky. Last place I taught: Henderson, Ky. What I like about teaching: "Being a part of molding students into what they become. I am really excited about teaching fifth-grade, I really enjoy this age group." What I want you to know: "I love the water. I was a former lifeguard."

Name: Judy Harris Subject/grade level: Sixth-grade literacy Hometown: Spokane, Wash. Last place I taught: Spokane, Wash. What I like about teaching: "It's fun. I love building relationships with the students and their families." What I want you to know: "I ride reining horses and I love slalom skateboarding."

Name: Michelle Henderson Subject/grade level: Middle School counselor Hometown: Iowa Last place I taught: Hayden High School What I like about teaching: "Working with the students, helping, encouraging and advocating for them. What I want you to know: "I am ME."

Name: Amy Jones Subject/grade level: Kindergarten Hometown: Littleton Last place I taught: Kindergarten in Littleton for 11 years What I like about teaching: "The look on a child's face when they learn something new." What I want you to know: "I love cows."

Name: Ginger McPherson Subject/grade level: Eighth-grade science Hometown: Cedaredge Last place I taught: Private school What I like about teaching: "Watching the children grow throughout the year in both intellectual and maturity." What I want you to know: "I graduated from a senior military school."

Name: Renee Michelena Subject/grade level: Sixth-grade literacy Hometown: Buffalo, Wyo. Last place I taught: Turlock, Calif. What I like about teaching: "Being a part of helping students realize their human potential." What I want you to know: "I firmly believe that each day is one fun rodeo, and students should know that fun makes life worth participating in."

Name: Cindy Prather Subject/grade level: Third-grade at Sandrock Elementary Hometown: Grand Junction Last place I taught: Craig What I like about teaching: "Showing students that they can do it." What I want you to know: "I love to go antique shopping."

Name: Jan Prestidge Subject/grade level: Middle School librarian Hometown: Bloomington, Minn. Last place I taught: Former librarian in Delta What I like about teaching: "Enthusiastic children." What I want you to know: "I used to own a coffee house."

Name: Katie Wheeler Subject/grade level: Fourth-grade at Ridgeview Elementary Hometown: Craig Last place I taught: First-year teacher What I like about teaching: "My favorite part about teaching is the kids. I love watching them grow. I love those light bulb moments." What I want you to know: "I'm looking forward to giving back to the community. I enjoy being with my family and spending time outdoors."

Name: Cindy Wiens Subject/grade level: Fifth-grade Hometown: Billings, Mont. Last place I taught: Shepherd, Mont. What I like about teaching: "The kids and their unique personalities." What I want you to know: "I love collecting fossils."

Name: Colleen Wildenhaus Subject/grade level: Kindergarten Hometown: North Canton, Ohio Last Place I taught: Las Vegas, Nev. What I like about teaching: "Listening to the funny profound comments of a 5-year-old." What I want you to know: "Got lost in the woods when I was five. While lost, a buffalo came face to face with me. Then he snorted on me."

Name: Richard Wildenhaus Subject/grade level: High school physical education Hometown: Kettering, Ohio Last place I taught: Las Vegas, Nev. What I like about teaching: "Developing personal ties with students and families." What I want you to know: "Before teaching, I worked as a Beach Patrol Lifeguard in South Carolina."

Name: Lisa Wood Subject/grade level: Kindergarten Hometown: Lake Oswego, Ore. Last place I taught: Moffat County Early Childhood Center What I like about teaching: "The gleam in a child's eye when they grasp a new concept." What I want you to know: "I love collecting live animals."