Short-eared Owl

Welcome to my page
– Mr. Padan

Phone: (812) 462-4282
Email: whp@vigoschools.org

A Little About Me

I have been teaching at West Vigo High School since 1990. I have taught a wide variety of classes including Accounting, Business Foundations, Business Law, Business Management, Personal Financial Responsibility, Business Math, Marketing, Keyboarding (even typing back in the day), Computer Applications, Computer Science/Software Development, Web Design, Interactive Media, PC-Support and Network Systems.


I am currently teaching classes in the Software Development Pathway and the Computer Science Pathway as well as the Personal Financial Responsibility course.


My wife (Nancy) and I enjoy hiking and nature photography. We enjoy exploring our state and national parks and spending time with our children and grandchildren.

(The picture is a short-eared owl I took in 2019)

CompTia A+ Certified
  • Always be respectful of the teacher’s right to teach, other students’ right to learn, and everyone in the classroom.
  • NO food or drinks by the computers.
  • Arrive to class on time every day.
  • I will dismiss you at the end of class – NOT the bell.
Daily Schedule

8:00-8:52:  PLAN

8:57-9:44: Principles of Computers and Information Technology/Information Tech Support/Networking

9:49-10:19: SRT

10:24-11:11: Computer Science

11:16-12:03: Tech Resource Hour

12:03-12:39: Lunch

12:42-1:28: Intro to Computer Science

1:33-2:19: Topics in Computer Science

2:24-3:10: Study Hall/Courseware