Featured Alumni
Chad Buchholtz, Then and Now
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| Chad Buchholz, 2009 Associate Principal, Excelsior Middle School Linn-Mar School District 2001 - present "Mr. Buchholz got me hooked on science as a 6th grader at Oakridge. He’s one of the reasons I’m studying Biology Research at the University of Iowa next fall." Chelsea McVay ‘09 "Chad started his teaching career here at Excelsior Middle School and, now, is a great addition to the administrative team. We’re lucky to have him." John Christian, Excelsior Principal |
Chad Buchholz, 1997 SODA - TRY- National Honor Society - Marching Band Wind Symphony - Jazz II “Chad was a student to remember. He was easy going, respectful and well liked by his classmates. He seemed to always be smiling. He was a good student and the drum major for the marching band.” Karla Terry, Volunteer Coordinator, Linn-Mar School District “Chad had quite a car in high school. The paint was all the way down to primer. I still took rides, though.” Kyle Becker, ’99, Linn-Mar High School Social Studies Teacher |
Bio
Post-secondary: University of Northern Iowa, BA 2001, Middle Level Education
Drake University, MSE 2005, Educational Administration
Employment: Associate Principal, Excelsior Middle School, Linn-Mar School District, 2001-current
Family: Wife Melissa and daughter, Anna (2); a second child is due May 2009
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with family, friends and co-workers; traveling with my family; watching the Hawkeyes, Huskers and Panthers!
Contact Info: cbuchholz@linnmar.k12.ia.us
Q & A
If you knew then, what you know now, what would you tell yourself in high school?
Don’t look back on mistakes but use them to make yourself a better person. Take all the tough classes in high school to prepare you for the rigor of college studying.
What is your favorite high school memory?
Band and Show Choir Trips, SODA/TRY events, Homecoming events (floats, parade, dance).
What are you still embarrassed about?
Have you seen those senior pictures?? I couldn’t be noticed without my “specs”.
How would your classmates complete the sentence about you “Most
likely to ….”
Be a teacher!
How would your teachers complete the sentence about you “Most
likely
to ….”
Always be smiling and making others laugh!
Who did you admire?
My parents, they raised my brothers and I to find our individual personality and interests and supported us in reaching for our dreams, and through the highest and lowest times.
What did you do in your spare time?
I watched the Linn-Mar Lions.
Did anything in high school prepare you for what you’re doing now?
So many great teachers and administrators at Linn-Mar helped to mold my belief system as an educator. Being able to work alongside them today is a privilege.
If you could change anything about your alma mater, what would it be?
There are so many great things about Linn-Mar today. We’ve got excellence in our mission and it’s not easy to get to excellent. But “excellence” is evolving. I’d to see us help each student find excellence in their own way, to come up with individualized plans for helping every student use Linn-Mar’s tremendous resources in their own way, to bring out their unique gifts.
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| The Linn-Mar School Foundation will profile a Linn-Mar graduate who continues to live by the district’s code of conduct, also known as “The Pride Rules”. The Foundation seeks nominations for Linn-Mar High School graduates who: • Have an active, positive lifestyle • Respect and serve others • Is achieving his or her personal best If you know a Linn-Mar graduate with these qualities, please let us know. Send contact information to "Featured Alumni." |