MR. ARCHIBALD……………………YAAAHHHHHH
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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I was born in Wellsville,
Utah in Cache Valley.
I have been married 6
years now to my wife
Dani. We met at Utah
State University in a
sociology class.
My first name is Mike!
PICTURES OF ME AND MY WIFE
MY BOYS
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On July 25th, 2011 we had
our first child together.
Jerry is now 2 years old.
He likes to go outside,
have cookies, watch
Shrek, wrestle with dad,
and talk all the time.
More recently me and my
wife had a second child
this past January. Ethan
is now seven months old.
I love being a dad it is the
best part of my life.
BABY JERRY
BABY ETHAN
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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Let me tell you about my
immediate family growing
up..
I am the second youngest
of six kids. I have an
older brother who is a
dentist in Oregon and a
sister who is a nurse in
Arizona.
My dad is a Principal of a
middle school in Cache
Valley.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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I love to travel.
Some of my favorite
places I have traveled to
are Jamaica, Bahamas,
Mexico, Alaska, Las
Vegas, Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands, Scotland,
England, Washington
D.C., and Oregon.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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I spent two years in
Scotland on a mission
for the LDS Church.
I still love to speak with
a Scottish accent and
you will constantly find
me using Scottish words
in class.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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Six years ago I
graduated from Utah
State University with a
Bachelors Degree in
Biological Science.
I met my wife at Utah
State University where
she has recently
graduated with a degree
in Technical Writing
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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I recently graduated from
Utah State University
again this time with my
Masters Degree in
Instructional Technology.
I am currently attending
Utah State University to
get my administrative
endorsement so I can be
a principal/vice-principal
in the coming years.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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I love movies!
Some of my favorite
movies include Lord of
the Rings, Saving Private
Ryan, The Dark Knight,
Iron Man, Indiana Jones,
and Serenity.
Recent Movies/TV shows I
have seen an liked are
The Avengers, Sherlock
Holmes, and The Walking
Dead.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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I like video games!
I own an Xbox 360 and
a PS3 which I like to
play in my spare time
although I have less and
less of it these days.
Some of my favorite
recent video games are
Battlefield 3, Halo
Reach, Uncharted, The
Last of Us, etc.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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I like sports.
My two favorite teams
are the Denver Broncos
and the Phoenix Suns.
The Utah Jazz are
probably my second
favorite basketball
team.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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Sports I like include
basketball, baseball,
football, golf, and
tennis.
MUSIC I LIKE
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My favorite bands are
probably Dave Matthews
Band, Counting Crows,
Mumford and Sons and
Coldplay.
I do like all sorts of music
though and I’ll listen to
about anything.
This year you will hear
plenty of music during
class.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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In addition to traveling
me and my wife like to
go camping and hiking.
We are pictured hiking
around a waterfall in
Jamaica to the right.
We also like going to
comedy clubs, hanging
out with family, and just
laughing.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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Science is Awesome. I
like it because it explains
all of the different aspects
of the world we live in.
My dad was a science
teacher and so was his
dad.
I remember from a young
age watching my dad
perform experiments and
I always thought it was
cool.
WHO IS MR. ARCHIBALD?
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Throughout the year if
you have any questions
or concerns, please just
ask me or email me. I
feel like I am really easy
to work with and
understanding but I
need to know there is a
problem before I can
address it.
ANY QUESTIONS
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you have any
last second
questions about
your new science
teacher?
WE ARE NOW GOING TO PLAY TRUTH AND LIES
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This game is played by taking a note card where I want
you to answer the following questions.
1. What is your full name?
2. When I am older I want to……..
3. What is your favorite movie?
4. What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?
5. If you could learn anything in science what would it
be?
6. If you could have lunch with anybody dead or alive
who would it be and why?
NOW FOR THE TRUTH AND LIES PART
Turn over your card and on the back write three
statements about yourself.
 Two of these statements need to be true while one
is a lie.
 Please try to make all three statements believable
so as to hide your lie.
 Also make sure and include only statements that
you would not mind sharing with the entire class.
 Please write legibly on the card so that your
answers can be clearly read.
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MY THREE STATEMENTS
1. Mountain Dew paid for me to go to and
graduate from college.
 2. I once attempted to scare myself to get rid
of my own hiccups.
 3. I own almost 1000 movies on DVD/blu-ray.
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