As a third grade student, I attended Edison
Elementary in the the Kalamazoo Public Schools. I graduated from Loy Norrix in
1982 and from Nazareth College in 1989. I earned my BA in Education with a
triple minor: math, social science, and elementary education. As a graduate, I
attended Western Michigan University. I earned my Master’s Degree in
education.
I have been involved in soccer for 37 years. I
started playing before AYSO arrived in Michigan. I played for Loy Norrix and
Nazareth College. I was the captain for both schools. I earned several awards
as a player. Most notable, I was named to the NLCAA All-American team. I
played club soccer for the Kalamazoo Tornados (a team that I also coached).
I began coaching soccer when I was 14 and I
continue to coach today. Throughout my life, I have coach many good teams.
While coaching Plainwell High Schools women, we were State Finalist three
times. I coached two players that were name Player-of-the-Year for the MHSAA.
When I first began teaching in Allegan, I also coached AHS soccer. But, my most
enjoyable coaching experience has been coaching Ryan, Hannah, and Evan with
their teams. It has been a great experience to not only coach Ryan, Hannah, and
Evan, but to get to know their closest friends as well. Ryan played for the
Force Soccer Club (a club I designed in the 80’s) for 4 years, the Alliance F.C.
for 2 years, and the Kingdom for 3 years. Currently, he is a freshman at
Marygrove College (
http://www.marygrovemustangs.com/article/21.php ). He is playing soccer for
Marygrove and plans to be a high school math teacher. Hannah is in her 6th
season of soccer (AYSO, Kingdom, and the Force). This summer, Hannah was
selected for the ODP (Olympic Development Pool) for Girls Under-10 in West
Michigan. Evan is in his 3rd year of AYSO. Logan is too young to be
on a soccer team, but he enjoys going to the practices and games with us.
Hannah was diagnosed with Diabetes on November
14 (2002). This has been the most dramatic change in my life. Insulin is a
life savior. You can read her story on Childrenwithdiabetes.com (http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/parents/d_03_1d9.htm).
Hannah has been featured in the Diabetic Cooking magazine (http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/parents/d_03_1de.htm)
and the Kalamazoo Gazette. In addition, her story was a part of a government
book from the NIDDK that was presented to Congress. Diabetes is a deadly
disease. To help find a cure, Hannah has raised over $6,000 for the American
Diabetes Association (ADA) and Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
Hannah has been an Ambassador and awarded the “Top Youth Walker” three times.
She is able to give her own Insulin shots. Hannah is an incredible little girl
and has managed Diabetes better than I could have imagined.
In our spare time, we enjoy camping. We like
to visit zoos, amusement parks, and go downhill skiing. We are members at John
Ball Park Zoo. We have had season passes for Cedar Fair (Michigan Adventure/
Cedar Point). In one day, Ryan rode the Top Thrill Dragster 8 times (Mary and I
rode it 4 times each). This summer, Hannah rode all of the big roller
coasters. Evan loves the Frog Hopper and Woodstock’s Express. Logan likes to
ride the 'beep beep' motorcycles. We have enjoyed family vacations to Florida,
Hawaii, and Alaska. Each trip was unique and awesome. Last summer, we went
back to Florida to see Mickey Mouse and Shamu.
In the end, I look forward to this being a great
school year. I love teaching. As you can tell, I have been working with kids
for 31 years. Like any year, there will be challenges. And like any other
year, there will be successes. I look forward to working through the challenges
and enjoying the successes with this year's students.
Mr. B
Doug Beauregard
Meet Mr. Van Farowe
Your child may have
mentioned that there is a new face at Dawson Elementary. My name is Ned Van
Farowe and I am a student teacher in Mr. Beauregard’s 3rd grade
class. As a Grand Valley State University student I will be observing and
participating in your child’s classroom activities.
After growing up in Canada and the state of
North Dakota I graduated from Dordt College (Iowa) in 1989 with a BS in
Agribusiness. Following graduation I held jobs in business and social work, the
bulk of my years were spent working with farmers throughout Michigan in a
position with Hamilton Distributing Company.
As may be the case with some of you, I am now
heading down a new career path; my goal is to become a special education
teacher! I’m the husband of Mary (also a teacher) and the father of four young
children, two of whom we have adopted internationally. When time allows, I
enjoy spending time with my family, “playing” in our organic garden, cycling,
and working on home improvement projects.
I’m looking forward to learning with your
child this fall. I hope to help them succeed in reaching their potential
working along side the rest of Dawson’s Educational team!
If you need to contact me I can be reached at
school between 7:30 am. and 4:00 pm.
Mr. V
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