My name is Keaton Papke, I will be teaching American History and Spanish. I am an avid sports enthusiast and will play any sport. My favorites are volleyball, bocce ball, cross country and skiing. My hobbies are a computer game called Civilization IV. Also I am a begining bonsai enthusiast. There are several species of trees that I have grown from seeds and will hope to train them in the next few years. I am an avid political observer, always have been.  An interesting fact about me is when I was born, the skin under my tongue was too long and restricted its movement. I still have the slit in the tip of my tongue from when that was cut. History to me is a clear way to see the world around us.  It is full of people and their experiences, those who have had the courage to change "the way things were" and we are a direct result of that bravado by coutless people and organizations." When it is said that if we are ignorant of our history it will repeat itself, it is actually true! That is what I want to convey to my students. History is the subject that I had always done well in throught my education, when I discovered I wanted to teach, it was only natural to me to teach what I am good at and enjoy.