Sparta High Has a New Family Member

Sparta High has a new Family and Consumer Ed teacher. Matt Boberg joined the staff for his first year of teaching. He finished his college at University of Wisconsin-Stout after four years and also got his bachelor's degree at University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Boberg completed his student teaching by teaching at two different places in two different towns. He started at Sparta Meadowview Middle School, and while he was there he also did some coaching for Sparta High School. He was an assistant coach for the freshman football team. Then for high school student teaching he taught at Black River Falls. He was also a volunteer assistant for the varsity boys basketball team.

What Boberg dislikes so far this year, well he didn't really know of anything yet. But he then remembered he doesn't like how the students aren't able to cook. Without having full weeks or days of school it's hard for the students to do much in a foods class because you need a lot of time to be able to cook. Boberg likes to involve the students in the class so much because cooking is what they signed up for. Other than that it's only been two weeks of school and he said, "So far so good."

Right now at Sparta High, Boberg doesn't just teach, he's also into extra-curricular activities. He coaches something for each season starting out with football, he is the varsity assistant, then going on to basketball by being the Freshman Boys coach, and ending with track and being a varsity assistant. He also helps out in his department by being a co-advisor for FCCLA.

At first Boberg went to school wanting to be a physical education teacher, but there are too many physical education teachers and he knew he wouldn't get a job. So he talked to his old foods teacher Toby Oswald. Oswald told Boberg that Family and Consumer Ed was a fun job and not male dominated so there are more job opportunities. Boberg thought about it and moved to Family and Consumer Ed, not only because he thought it would be fun, but also because he likes to eat.

Where did Toby Oswald end up going this year? The reason why we have Boberg now is because he got a new job at Meadowview being a principal for discipline for the students at both Meadowview Intermediate and Middle. He is still in the school district. He hasn't left us completely.

One thing that Boberg would like to say to all of his students is "Do what you love and love what you do."