NAME:
Mr. Steve Swaggerty
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SCHOOL:
Sylvania Southview High School
CLASS:
AP American History and World Studies
SCHOOL PHONE:
(419) 824-8580 ext. 6154
Mr. Swaggerty comes from Toledo, Ohio, where he was born and
raised. He graduated from Central Catholic High School and Bowling
Green State University. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Education
Degree, majoring in secondary education with minors in history,
political science and geography. Mr. Swaggerty student-taught at Perrysburg
High School, teaching Honors American Government and European History. He
then spent the next two years at Elmwood High School where he taught Civics,
Geography and World History. During his time at Elmwood, Mr. Swaggerty
served as a Freshman Football Coach, the JV Girls' Basketball Coach and
Assistant Coach for the Boys' Varsity Track Team for the Royals. He was
also the sophomore class advisor. Over the past few years, he has coached
boys' basketball at Perrysburg High School and St. Joseph's in Sylvania.
Recently, Mr. Swaggerty has coached the Junior Varsity Girls' Basketball
Team for Sylvania Southview, as well as the Boys and Girls Varsity Tennis
Teams. He also completed his Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and
Administration at Bowling Green State University.
Currently, he is the Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach for the Girls
Team, as well as the Assistant Athletic Director for Southview.
My mission for not only my current classes, but whenever I step
into a classroom, is to instill in my students the same desire for
learning that I have. The social sciences are, to me, like a series
of recipe cards. Each event that has been recorded in the annuls of
history has come to pass through intriguing people, fascinating
places and a complex string of events, much like the ingredients to a
recipe. The beauty of social studies is that whichever era you want
to explore, whatever historical figure intrigues you, whichever
issue you are itching to debate, everything is related. From
Mesopotamia to the "March on Washington," there is an infinite wealth
of knowledge to gain.
How do we get there? I cannot deceive you. I expect a lot out
of my students. Someone once said, "If you aren't growing, you're
dead." I expect my students to subscribe to a personal standard of
excellence that pushes them to exercise maximum effort. No
championship team, no U.S. President, no one who has ever truly
succeeded in life has done so without pushing themselves and growing
in the process. What better time to grow than high school? If my
students are willing to put forth solid effort, they will not only
succeed in my class, but they will learn to be successful in life!