Roger K. Carr
Advisor
Stationed by the owl
Fast Facts
- Age: old enough to know better
- Birthday: January 2, 1960
- Advisors: Soph year Dale "Dad" Baxter, Junior/Senior Yr- Jay Runner
- SAE: Diversified Livestock (25 head of Purebred Ewes and 40 fat cattle)
- Future Plans: To make Clinton Central a great place for Agriculture Education
- Favorite Color: Cubby Blue
- Favorite Animal: Any animal with a purple ribbon
- Favorite CDE: Livestock, Meats, Parly, Proficiencies
- Quote: 1) "You are my favorite teacher"
- 2) "The reputation of a teacher is based on the decisions made by 18 year old children" --Bryan Sprunger (Whitko Football coach and friend)
- 3) "Some think the key to teaching is some mysterious secret that others are ignorant to. Instead teaching is very simple--the key is not knowing the facts but knowing how to apply them.
- 4) "How one responds to failure or disappointment is the key to ones success"-Roger Carr
- Hobbies: Die Hard Cubs fan, Bulls, Bears, Illini , judging county fairs, family, playing hearts with nephews
Who has had the greatest impact on your life?
Mother and Father, Black Hawk East Junior College (Eldon "Bud" Aupperle and Dan Hoge) , AGR Fraternity, Student Teaching experience at Salem High School in Illinois (Teachers Bob Cone and Mike Marks). Gene Weber (Ag teacher at Chatsworth Ill) was also a mentor of mine in my younger years of teaching in Atkinson, Illinois.
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?
I would give back to some of the organization that have made an impact in my life. Walnut Little League, Black Hawk East, Black Hawk East Judging team, AGR, Indiana FFA and Indiana 4H/FFA Judging program and develop a large scholarship program for students wanting to enter Agriculture Education.
FFA Accomplishments
Number One Ranked Chapter --four times-----Six State FFA Officers
Have had at least one team qualify for a National Judging trip for 25 straight years.
23 out of the 25 years his Livestock Judging teams have either been the State Champion or Reserve State Champion at the State Level. (The other two teams were 3rd and 5th place teams). Have had the 1st or 2nd place Meats Team at the State Meats CDE for the past 18 years in a row.
Personal Goal
To have one of my students be asked "what five people made the greatest impact in your life" and I would be on the list.Schools taught
Atkinson Illinois 1983-88. I was the 6th teacher in five years of a school of 70 students. Great experience with great livestock families.
Whitko- 1988- 2003. Third agriculture teacher in 70 year period. Joe Metzger and William McVay were the two other teachers.
Clinton Central--2003-present.
Julie Thelen
Advisor
Stationed by the owlFast Facts
- Age:24
- Birthday:April 14
- Advisors:David Mellor- SALINE, MI Dave Wyrick MICHIGAN FFA
- SAE:Beef and Sheep Prod.
- Future Plans: Teach Ag Ed
- Favorite Color: Blue or Spartan Green
- Favorite Animal: Hippopotamus
- Favorite CDE: Livestock Judging
- Quite: "20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did." - Mark Twain
- Hobbies: Raising and showing livestock, judging and attending show, watching spartan sporting events, and spending time with family and friends
