Q&A: New teachers
September 7, 2016
Crystal Kautz, Counselor
Q: What is your favorite place to go to and why?
A: I would go to Western Europe (Switzerland, Germany,
and Italy) because the culture, food, and geography are so interesting to discover.
Q: What was your most embarrassing moment?
A: When I tried to introduce family members I’ve known
my whole life to others at a bridal shower and couldn’t think of their names.
Q: What is your favorite thing about LHS?
A: I love the sense of community and support within the
student services staff.
Q: Who are your favorite celebrities?
A: Females: Ashley Judd and Sandra Bullock Males:
Tom Hanks
Q: What is one thing you think would be awesome in your classroom?
A: A comfy area to sit and think or read at. Yoga balls to replace student chairs.
Nick Gregory, Culinary
Q: What is your favorite TV show?
A: Game of Thrones
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Tacos
Q: What is your dream car?
A: My dream is to not own a car. But I would love to have a sprinter van outfitted like a camper for camping trips.
Q: What is one thing you think would be awesome in your classroom?
A: If David Chang and Rene Redzepi and Ferran Adria came and did a demonstration.
Q: What is the funniest thing you’ve seen on YouTube?
A: I almost exclusively use YouTube for music, but I am a big fan of epic fails.
Zach Puckett, Latin
Q: What is your favorite place to go to and why?
A: Other than going to bed to sleep, I enjoy going to Oak Park mall to window shop.
Q: What was your most embarrassing moment?
A: I don’t know that I can (or want) to come up with a single most embarrassing moment, but an embarrassing moment that happens most frequently probably is getting corrected by students (not that I discourage that; better to have the correct information).
Q: What is one thing no one knows about you?
A: There’s not a lot people don’t know about me since I’m pretty open about my interests and emotions. Currently, no one probably know what my hair color is, since I’m bald…
Q: What is your favorite movie and why?
A: My favorite movie might be Wild Wild West (with Will Smith) because of the ridiculous dialogue.
Q: What are some of your hobbies?
A: My hobbies are mostly video games and anime, though I also race go-karts and play Parks and Rec softball.