Teachers set goals for year


October 2, 2008 · Updated 5:50 PM 

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As school begins at the new middle school campus, new and veteran teachers at Twin Falls discussed their goals for the new year.

Showing off the band room’s all-new instruments, Matt Wenman, first-year band and choir teacher, said his new job is the realization of a dream he’s had since he took his first band class in sixth grade. He was inspired by the “cool, down-to-earth” music teachers who developed his love of the saxophone. By eighth grade, one instructor allowed him to help teach younger students.

“I got some really good experiences with conducting, and I loved it. I really haven’t ever wanted to do anything else,” he said.

After earning a music education degree from the University of Washington and student-teaching in Redmond and Bothell, Wenman landed his position establishing Twin Falls’ music program. He is teach-

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