NAME:
Mr. Dave Rathjen
SCHOOL:
Creekside Middle School
CLASS:
6th Grade World History
SCHOOL PHONE:
(510) 247-0665 ext. 7238
This is my 13th year teaching at Creekside Middle School. My first nine years at Creekside were spent
teaching 7th grade English and History while also serving as Activities Director, 8th grade basketball
coach and English and History Department Chair. After nine years at the 7th grade, I made the switch to
teaching 6th grade English and History for a few years. I am one who enjoys the experience of doing
new things and when a full time PE position opened up for the start of the 2009 school year, I decided
to make a complete switch to teaching full time PE as well as serving as Creekside's Athletic Director.
This current year, I am teaching four periods of PE, serve as the Athletic Director and teach one period
of 6th grade World History.
My wife Jill is a former Creekside teacher who now stays at home with our two children, Emma (6) and
Luke (5). I feel very fortunate to be working at Creekside on a daily basis, along side a great staff and a
wonderful group of students.