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Mr.
Ruppert's Background
Mr. Ruppert has been teaching at McQuaid since 1997.
He has taught classes in Global Studies (9th grade) and
United States History (8th and 11th grade). Currently, he teaches five sections of Middle Schoolers for the 2014-15 school year. In addition
to his teaching course load, Mr. Ruppert has also served as a varsity basketball coach, 9 years as an assistant coach and 7 years as head coach, a positon he recently stepped down from.
- Grew
up in the Washington D.C. area (Vienna,
Virginia
to be exact)... "Shoutout to all the hoopers at Nottoway Park!"
- Therefore,
as a history teacher, he strongly understands the "War of Northern
Aggression" perspective on the American Civil War
- Second
in the State of Virginia in foul shooting accuracy as a 12 year old...still
looking for a rematch with the #1 guy!
- Attended
DeMatha Catholic
High School in Hyattsville, MD -- GO STAGS! -- playing for legendary Hall
of Fame Coach Morgan Wootten
- Mastered
driving on the infamous Washington D.C. Beltway (Rt. 495 on the NASCAR circuit)
by age 16 1/2
- Attended
Colgate University
in the thriving metropolis of Hamilton, NY...I loved it!...GO RAIDERS!
- Three
year Division I basketball letter winner
- Senior
captain
- Graduated
cum laude (1991)...earned special accolades for having
a GPA > PPG
- Completed
M.A.T. (Masters of Arts in Teaching) program also in "Raiderland"
(1993)
- Taught
at The High School (Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland) for a semester as my wife
took gradute coursework...speaking of...
- Married
his wonderful wife Kathleen
in 1994 (also a Raider, Colgate class of 1993!)...family on a 3/2 reunion plan...Kathy
is also a teacher at McQuaid, teaching Global Studies to sophomores and A.P. European History to seniors....by the way, that's Dr. Ruppert (Ph.D. in British History from
Catholic University of America)
- The
Ruppert's have three children: Kevin
(16), Aidan (14), and "wee" Shannon (11)... and an 8 year old puggle named Smiley.
- Parishoners
at St Margaret Mary of Blessed Kateri in Irondequoit
- Mr.
Ruppert's hobbies include being forgetful (which really makes teaching history
challenging sometimes!), being a technophile (owning multiple MP3 players
and assorted other technological gadgets and gizmos), and still lacing the Nike Airs up
on occasion for Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournaments around the east
coast (student's frequently want to know about the coveted Toilet
Bowl Trophy...) And finally, Mr. Ruppert
really appreciates a well constructed Garbage
Plate, even creating his own unique home cooked
variety on occasion...particularly when his beloved Washington
Redskins (hail Joe Gibbs) are playing.
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