About The Teacher

NAME: Mr. Hoepfner

SCHOOL: North Middle School

CLASS: 7th Grade Social Studies

SCHOOL PHONE: (734) 697-9171

Meet Your Teacher

Mr. Hoepfner
World Cultures and Geography


My name is Ron Hoepfner and I teach Social Studies and am very excited about 
my work here at North Middle School and would like to share a little about 
myself.  In April 2007 I will revieve a Masters Degree in "Education With a 
Focus on Integrating Technology" from Walden University via the Internet.  I 
graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree and 
teaching certificate in 2002.  During my schooling I had the opportunity to 
substitute teach second through ninth grade for two years for both the Van 
Buren and Ypsilanti Public School Districts.  Lastly, a summer camp couselor 
for the Ann Arbor Salvation Army for three summers.   

I am looking forward to teaching your child this year and implementing all 
that I have learned.  I will be a role model of life long learning for your 
child.  There will be very high expectations placed upon students both 
academically and behaviorally in Social Studies class.  I plan to take your 
child above and beyond those expectations.

I have many interests including playing hockey and fishing.  I have caught 
just about every species of fish in our Great Lakes region except Muskie.  I 
just recently added my first Steel Head to my list of fish and a true river 
22 inch Brown Trout that only weighed 4 pounds  (if caught in a lake it 
would have been around 8).  I love salmon, trout and walleye fishing the 
most.  These are my favorites at the dinner table.  Hockey unfortunately is 
a lot more difficult for me, but i truly enjoy it.  I have yet to master 
skating fast while carrying the puck and skating backwards with any kind of 
speed.  Oh well, just happy to be physically active.

Mr. Hoepfner's Mission Statement

My mission is to connect with my students in ways that will enable them to 
work with me and not against me.  I will do whatever is necessary to get 
involved with my students on a personal level. Visiting them during art, 
music, gym and lunch is a must.  I will watch their basketball, volleyball, 
and football games.  I will find a way to connect to the disconnected.  
	My mission is to make school as interesting and fun as possible.  I 
will bring enthusiasm and real life applications to all that we do in 
class.  
The smile and enthusiasm I have will be infectious to those around me.  
Children will laugh with me when I make a joke or say something funny to see 
if they are listening.  Students will want to be in my class and learning.
	My mission is to teach students respect.  Respect for themselves, 
others and the history we are learning.  Students will show respect for 
others in my classroom.  Respect is an attitude that I must demonstrate and 
share with my students.