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Antek

The Infamous Mr. I. There Can Be Only One!

About Me


I am a retired Research Organic Chemist who has found happiness teaching the most awesome High School Kids on the planet! I am the Luckiest Guy to have the Best Wife, awesome friends and a kick-ass Business in Sport Fencing!

My Interests

http://www.fireandswordstudio.com/ http://www.usfencing.org/do/home/www.phoenyxfencingstudio.co m

I'd like to meet:

I would have loved to discuss teaching and Physics with the famous Richard Feynman. His bio sounds like me! I would have loved to see Einstein lecture, slay a dragon or two with King Arthur, hang out and party with some vikings, dance with the Celts, and see the future unfold over the next two hundred years!

Music:

I love anything by Aerosmith, Cat Stevens, Led Zepplin, Ozzy, Sting, Classical, Jazz, 1970-90's rock, Bib Band era for dancing with my beautiful wife, and my ex-roommates band, the WorldWide Spies!

Books:

I read every day! Just put a book in front of me and I will read it! J.R.R. Tolkien and Robert H. Heinlein are my goto books for relaxing.

Heroes:

My students are my heroes. I see them struggle everyday with life and situations that would kill the average person, but they keep coming to class, smiling and letting me teach them all about chemistry. I love my kids!

My Blog

Thanks Dad! I will miss you.

A great man passed away today. He brought me to life, guided me, taught me values, morals and many of my beliefs. He taught me to be strong in adversity, yet be soft enough to care about people. He ta...
Posted by Antek on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:32:00 PST

Phoenyx Fencing Studio is booming!

We are celebrating our second year of success. The fencing studio is bigger and better than ever. We are winning at the tournaments, have our first National-ranked fencer(Thanks Krystal!), and the bes...
Posted by Antek on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:31:00 PST

Phoenyx Fencing is moving!! and we are in the newspaper!

So much is happening! I am changing locations, the AV Press is writing TWO articles on us, and the students are kicking butt in the tourney circuit! All is great!
Posted by Antek on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:35:00 PST

Phoenyx Fencing is moving!! and we are in the newspaper!

So much is happening! I am changing locations, the AV Press is writing TWO articles on us, and the students are kicking butt in the tourney circuit! All is great!
Posted by Antek on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:51:00 PST

My Very Own LAB!!!!

Finally the teaching gods have granted me my wish! I was given a REAL lab to teach in! Wow, no more carpet, I have sinks and cabinets....it feels so unreal! For all of my kids, I am in Room 220 now, s...
Posted by Antek on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:02:00 PST

Teaching Cub Scouts how to Fence!

What an awesome day! Phoenyx fencing had a wonderful time doing a two day demo for the Cub Scouts Summer camp. They picked a theme called "Cubs of the Round Table" based on the Arthurian legends, and ...
Posted by Antek on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:48:00 PST

Graduating my first class of Seniors

I am really amazed how close I bonded to my kids this year. I really had awesome students, and doscovered just how wonderful people can be. I really loved the surprise birthday party they threw for me...
Posted by Antek on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 09:53:00 PST

Highland-Paraclete Tourney in the snow

Today was so awesome! I watched all of my fencers fight their heart out in the snow and cold, and never quit or complain. You are the best guys! Congrats to Paraclete, and keep on fencing! Dawgs, I kn...
Posted by Antek on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 07:49:00 PST