Who am I?

Hi there! I just want to take a minute to introduce myself and give you a little of my background.

My name is Casie Bullock. I grew up in Texas, went to high school in Chicago. Then, I went to Michigan State University where I played soccer and majored in Chemistry in the Honors College. I graduated, goofed off for a while, and then landed in Tahoe where I worked for AmeriCorps- working with the teen parent and AVID programs at South Tahoe High. After that, I worked for 3+ years at a biotech company in the Bay Area called Inhale. We made (or tried to) injection drugs into powders that could be inhaled through the mouth. Insulin was supposed to be our big product. That didn't work out, and I had always wanted to teach anyway, so I got a teaching credential at San Jose State and started teaching in 2000. I spent 3 years at Branham High in San Jose. Then, I moved to New Zealand for 3 years and just ended up teaching by accident! (Yep- there's a story there) We moved back to the Bay Area (what a shock after living in a town of 3000), couldn't deal with it, and escaped to Bend. After a year of tutoring, subbing, and baking, I landed at Bend High (Yeah!). The 2012-2013 school year will be my 11th year teaching and my 6th at BSHS.

I LOVE my job. There are so many things that make it wonderful, and I'm excited for the school year.  My goal is to create a classroom where students feel safe, have fun, and are challenged to truly think, to question everything and search for their own answers, and to be scientists.
But, I also love my family. I have a husband named Grant and 2 little boys named Cal and Ian.  In between, I am usually outside- playing soccer, running, hiking, skiing... whatever gets me out.

Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year. I hope you're as excited as I am!