Mr. Don Peebles
Teacher Spotlight
by Jeffery Penn and Dalton Yokem
April 29, 2008
Name: Don Peebles
Birthday: 7/20/40
Where do you live: Pleasant Hill, IL
Where did you graduate from HS: Pittsfield, IL
Where did you attend college: Missouri Valley College, Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University
How many years have you been teaching: 46 years
Current Duties & Responsibilities at PHGS: interim superintendent and acting principal
Are you married: Yes Spouse’s Name: Vicki
Children: (Names & Ages) Grandchildren: (Names & Ages)
Mike- 38 Jalie- 10 Jade- 3
Dan- 34 Grant- 8 Beckett- 1
Hobbies: Duck hunt, travel, read, fish, garden, and etc.
Who or what inspired you to become a teacher? I started going to school in 1946 and just liked it and stayed in or around a school.
What was your most memorable moment while teaching?
I watched a riot in the middle of the street the day that Martin Luther King was shot.
What is your favorite thing about teaching?
Never any two days are alike they are always different.
Quotes or mottos: “Every day you are here it is a gift from god and you have to appreciate the gift.”
What are some successful disciplinary practices?
Has to be a extension of yourself
