Russell Braun is one of two teachers awarded Teacher of the Month this October.  He was nominated by Christina Chapman, Cole Schippers, Hannah Joens, Janalyn Olson, Julia Flora, Kalie Dalen, Kassidy Merical, and Megan Olson. He has been a teacher for 22 years and 17 of those years have been spent here.

“I decided to be a teacher because, well, I like helping people and I like knowing that I make a difference in people’s lives,” said Braun.

When asked why Band specifically, he said that it was because he had a great band teacher himself.  Band was something Braun had always enjoyed and he happened to be very good at it.

He had this to say about what being Teacher of the Month meant to him: “It’s awesome because the students see I’m excited about music and it reflects in my classroom.  So I’m pretty excited about Teacher of the Month.”