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Billings TALES
2001-2002
Team Members
Kristen grew up in
Billings and received her
BSEd in May of 1996 in
Elem/SpecEd from
MSU-Billings. She
served as Miss Montana
during 1997/98 & loved
it. She currently teaches
Special Education 7th
and 8th Grade at Lewis
& Clark. She enjoys
scrapbooking, traveling
and is also beginning the
Judging circuit for State
Pageants.
Kristen Brook
Tessa went to college in
York, Nebraska for one
year and finished up at
MSU-Billings. She has a
degree in
Elementary/Special
Education and teaches
Reading and Resource
Room (RR) English at
Lewis and Clark. Her
hobbies include
Scrapbooking, Rubber
Stamping, Gardening,
Hiking/Backpacking, and
Camping.
Tessa Hupka
Mona graduated from
MSU and teaches eighth
grade English and
seventh grade
Connections at Lewis &
Clark. She loves to
spend time with her kids,
swimming, riding horses,
gardening, and going to
church activities. She is
currently learning how to
ride a dirt bike and
snowmobile and
occupies any spare time
with their horse - Mandy,
and two cats - Pee Wee
and Midnight.
Mona Gall
Rhonda is an honors graduate
of the University of Montana
with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Family and
Consumer Sciences. She has
been teaching 7th and 8th
grade FCS at Lewis & Clark
since 1990. In 1992 her first
child arrived and she began
teaching part-time. Other
teaching positions included
Ekalaka, MT and Winslow,
AZ. She has begun working
on her Masters degree in
Educational Technology
through MSU-Billings.
Rhonda Thompson
Casey graduated from
MSU Bozeman in 1999
and currently teaches
social studies at Lewis &
Clark. He is a movie buff
and particularly insane
about the Star Wars
series. He feels that
technology is not the end
all/ be all of education,
however it is a fantastic
tool!
Mork handshake
Casey Visser
Ben Larsen
Michele Leafdale
Scott Lynch
Pam is married (to a
teacher) and has two
kids. She received her
undergrad degree from
MSU in Bozeman and
Master's Degree @ MSUBillings. Pam has been
teaching for 15 years - the
first five at Shepherd H.S.
and the last ten at Castle
Rock. She teaches Health
Enhancement and has
coached basketball and
track. She enjoys golfing
but is trying to consider
herself a work in progess.
Pam Walz