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Rob Morris

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Teacher and Coach at Bonneville School District 93

  • Education

    • American College of Paris, France

      1978 - 1979
      None General

      Activities and Societies: Men's Soccer Year-abroad study. Classes in French, English, History, and Economics.

    • Idaho State University, Boise State, Brigham Young University, , BYU-I, Northwest Nazarene

      1989 - 2023
      Graduate Non-Degree

      graduate classes to further teaching knowlege.

    • The University of Montana

      1977 - 1981
      B.A History

      Activities and Societies: Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, Intramural sports like football, soccer, volleyball Worked at the University of Montana Food Service as: Banquet/Catering Waiter, Bartender, Dishwasher, Line Cook and Busboy Worked at University of Montana Upward Bound with first-generation college bound students, mostly Native American or Hmong. BA degree (Honors) in Political Science/History. GPA 3.45Additional eduucation at UM to become a certified teacher 1983-84. GPA 4.0.

    • University of Montana

      1977 - 1981
      Bachelor of Arts - BA HISTORY 3.45

    • University of Wyoming

      1988 - 1988
      None English/Language Arts Teacher Education

      Certification to teach English in Wyoming. Took English classes at UW.

  • Experience

    • Reston Children's Center

      Jan 1972 - Jan 1980
      Counselor

    • Washington Star-News

      Jan 1972 - Jan 1976
      Paperboy

    • Sheraton Hotel Billings Montana

      Mar 1982 - Jun 1982
      Banquet Setup

      set up chairs, tables, tablecloths, skirting and such for banquets, as well as broke down and set up conference rooms for meetings.

    • University of Montana Upward Bound

      Jun 1982 - Jul 1988
      Residential Tutor-Counselor

      Supervised and assisted high school students in a residential program that encouraged academic success in high school for minority and/or low-income students.

    • Bow-Basin Jr/Sr High School

      Jan 1985 - Jan 1989

      • Head Boys and Girls Track Coach

        Jan 1988 - Jan 1989

      • Head Cross Country Coach

        Jan 1985 - Jan 1989

    • Carbon County School District #2

      Aug 1985 - Aug 1989
      Grades 7-12 Social Studies and English Teacher, Cross-Country and Track Coach

      Taught 7-12th grade English and Social Studies in a small public junior/senior high school in rural Wyoming coal and uranium country. Also taught journalism/newspaper and Creative Writing, and coached junior and senior high cross-country and track. My students won numerous awards in Creative Writing in the Wyoming Young Authors Program, and one of my journalism students won First Place in the State of Wyoming for News Reporting in 1988 from the Wyoming Press Association. I also cartooned for the local paper, the Medicine Bow Post, and won three Wyoming Press Association Awards for artwork, including a First Place and a Lifetime Achievemant Award. Show less

    • District 91 Idaho Falls

      Jan 1989 - Jan 2008

      • Teacher, Eagle Rock Junior High

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

      • Teacher, Clair E. Gale Junior High

        Jan 1989 - Jan 2003

    • Idaho Falls School District #91

      Aug 1989 - now
      Teacher, writer

      Teach 9th grade Western Civilization to approximately 152 students a day.

    • IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 91

      Aug 1989 - Aug 2019
      Teacher and Coach

    • None

      Jan 1990 - now
      Writer/Historian

      Published Books--A Short History of Ancient Greece, Teachers Discovery, Auburn Hills, MI, 1993.--A Short History of Ancient Rome, Teachers Discovery, 1993--A Short History of Ancient Egypt, Teachers Discovery, Auburn Hills, MI, 1996--A Short History of the Middle Ages, Teachers Discovery, Auburn Hills, MI, 1996--Untold Valor: Forgotten Stories of American Bomber Crewmen over Europe in World War Two, Potomac Books, Dulles, VA, 2006.--Combat Bombardier, Xlibris, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.--501 Jazz Greats, (Contributor), Quintessence Publishing, London, UK, 2010.--Wild Blue Yonder and Beyond: The 95th Bomb Group in War and Peace. Potomac Books, Dulles, VA, 2012.--Untold Valor: World War Two in the Pacific, Dancing Cat, Euless, TX, 2012.--The Battle of Gettysburg, Instinctive Media Development, Swindon, UK, 2013.--Presidents of the USA. Intinctive Product Development, Swindon, UK, November 2013--The Civil War Chronicles: Box Set. Instinctive Product Development, Swindon, UK, November 2013.--Untold Valor: The Second World War in the Pacific. Fonthill, UK. June 2014.--Marinell: The Story of a P-51 Mustang and the People Who Knew Her. Thomas Collins Publishing, London UK: June 2014.---Prisoner of the Swiss: A World War Two Airman's Story (with Dan Culler and Dwight Mears). Thomas Collins Publishing, London UK: July 2014. ---I'll Be Seeing You (A World War Two Bomber Novel), Thomas Collins Publishing, September 11, 2014. ---2014-2016--Fighting Stage 3 Cancer. No writing.2016 -- Resumed work on memoir of AFL/NFL football great Ron McDole---"D-Day Amphibious Engineer" published in World War Two History Magazine, 2017 ---"Prisoner of the Swiss" published by Casemate Publishers, Nov 2017--- "Prince Philip" published by IMC Vision, UK, 2017---"Holocaust in the East: The Unseen Holocaust" published by IMC Vision, UK. 2017---"The Dancing Bear: Eighteen Years in the Trenches of the AFL and NFL" with Ron McDole, picked up by U. Nebraska Press 2017 Show less

    • Idaho Falls High School

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
      Assistant Varsity Boys Soccer Coach

    • Hillcrest High School

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2004
      Head JV Boys Soccer Coach

    • District 91

      Jan 2008 - now

      • Assistant Track And Field Coach, specializing in shot put, discus, high jump, and long jump

        Jan 1990 - now

      • Teacher, Clair E. Gale Junior High

        Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

      • Teacher, Emerson High School

        Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

    • Teacher, Idaho Falls High School

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2018
      Teacher

      Writer of books and magazine articles. Published by major publishers and magazines, including WWII History Magazine, Casemate, Potomac Books, and University of Nebraska Press. Also published in the UK with Innovative Media and some other big publisher that I can't remember right now.

    • University of Nebraska-Lincoln

      Mar 2018 - now
      Co-Author

    • Bonneville School District 93

      Mar 2022 - now

      Wrote $8,800 grant to Dick's Sporting Goods/Brooks for needed track equipment. SD # 93 matched the grant. School will be getting high jump equipment (didn't have any), shot and disc pad and safety net (didn't have), indoor equipment for bad weather, and more for the 2023 season.

      • Head Track Coach

        Sept 2022 - now

      • World History Teacher and Coach

        Aug 2021 - now

      • Asst Track Coach

        Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

    • New Texture Books

      Jun 2023 - now
      Proofreader

      Proofreader

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Praxis Certification to Teach ELA

      Praxis
      Jan 2010

    • State of Idaho Standard Teaching Certificate

      Idaho State Department of Education
      Sept 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      2018 Eastern Idaho Teacher of the Year, as voted by the readers of The Post Register Idaho Falls (ID) Post-Register Newspaper Jun 2018
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      Idaho Falls High School Teacher Of The Year 2018 - Jun 2018
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      2017 Eastern Idaho Teacher of the Year, as voted by readers of the Post-Register Post-Register Newspaper, Idaho Falls, ID Jun 2017 http://www.postregister.com/content/best-2017#
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      Grand Prize: Military History Writers of America Novel Approach Writing Contest Jack Woodville London Mar 2013 This contest involved being given two unrelated paragraph-length prompts and building a story around them. http://jwlbooks.com/blog/a-novel-approach-and-our-winners-are/
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      Guest Speaker: Firth High School Veterans Day Assembly Firth High School Nov 2012 Guest speaker at area's largest Veterans Day assembly and program.
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      Guest Speaker: Waddell and Reed World War I Night at the Idaho Museum Waddell-Reed Insurance Sep 2011 Guest speaker at the Waddell-Reed WWI Night at the Idaho Museum in conjuction with the WWII Exhibit
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      Idaho Falls Top 50 People Who Make a Difference Idaho Falls Magazine 2010 Named by Idaho Falls Magazine as one of the Top Fifty People in Idaho Falls who make a difference.http://www.eicap.org/uploads/publications/ifmagazine01022010.pdf
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      2008 Eagle Rock Teacher of the Year Eagle Rock Junior High 2008
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      2007 Eagle Rock Teacher of the Year Eagle Rock Junior High, Idaho Falls 2007
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      Wyoming Press Association First Place, Use of Artwork Wyoming Press Association Jun 1989 First place in Wyoming for a weekly cartoon feature 'Bow and Error' in the Medicine Bow Post, Medicine Bow, Wyoming.
    • Awarded to Rob Morris
      Second Place, Wyoming Press Association, Use of Artwork Wyoming Press Association Jun 1988 Second place for my weekly cartoon Bow and Error in the Medicine Bow Post.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer Visitor, Regular Ward and Alzheimers Ward

      Issued by Good Samaritan Society
      Good Samaritan SocietyAssociated with Rob Morris

    • Sacramental Prep Teacher, Confirmation Sponsor, Usher

      Issued by Parish of St. John Paul II
      Parish of St. John Paul IIAssociated with Rob Morris

    • Usher

      Issued by John Paul II PARISH on Jun 2020
      John Paul II PARISHAssociated with Rob Morris

    • School Board Member

      Issued by John Paul II Parish Idaho Falls on Jun 1993
      John Paul II Parish Idaho FallsAssociated with Rob Morris