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PCR-I Welcomes Mr. Dane Stiles: High School Social Studies Teacher and Assistant Football Coach

August 04, 2021

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PCR-I Schools welcomes Mr. Dane Stiles, High School Social Studies Teacher and Assistant High School Football Coach. 

In an effort to get to know our new teachers a little better, we asked a few questions so our community could get to know them better.

The first question we inquired was, "who or what inspired you to become a teacher and coach?" 

Mr. Stiles responded, "It's a mix between my family history in education, love for history in general, and my former football coach, Coach Croy, who supported my aspirations to coach. There is nothing better than being allowed to have a career teaching history and coaching football!"

When asked to tell us a little more about himself, Dane replied, "Well, most of my family have a military background. This led me to have an interest in the history of warfare and even more recently studying how people have fought or adapted to conflicts throughout history. I am also a huge college football fan, so most Saturdays in the fall I'm likely to be found watching a variety of football games. I have too many favorite quotes or books to declare any certain one as a favorite but at the moment I'm interested in any book by Joe Abercrombie. For my favorite quote, I would have to go with one by Joe Abercrombie, "Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than to live with the fear of it."

Tell us about your path to a career in education:

"I have had an unusual path through life so far, but I attended both Kirksville and Trenton schools. I graduated from Trenton High School then attended North Central Missouri College. For some reason I then joined the Missouri National Guard and spent much of the next six years training, helping with state emergencies, or on deployment. I attended Northwest Missouri State University after I finished my military career. After what felt like the fastest two years of my life, I graduated from Northwest and feel blessed to have the opportunity to begin both my teaching and coaching careers in Putnam County."

Help us thank Mr. Stiles for his service to our country and welcome him to Putnam County!