Mr. Draper's class website is mostly no longer under construction. It will normally be updated weekly with new resources and information. Enjoy!
Hello! I am Mr. Draper and I am a 9th grade US History teacher at Holt High School. I'll take a second to share a little about myself, but please click through the tabs at the top and familiarize yourself with this website. This will be my third year teaching in Holt and I have spent the last two years teaching at the junior high. I've been hoping to move up to the high school since my first year and was thrilled when an opportunity opened up this year.
I attended Spring Arbor University from 2006-2010. I played soccer all 4 years and graduated with a degree in Social Studies and English (but not education, yet). I had an opportunity to travel and work at schools in India, Uganda, Dominican Republic, and South Africa during my time at SAU as well.
Upon graduation, I took a job with a non-profit called Playworks and worked in Detroit at Duke Ellington Elementary. I had a great experience and decided to go back and finish up my student teaching to obtain my certificate. I re-enrolled at SAU and finished my student teaching. I was fortunate enough to be hired by Holt in the fall of 2012 at the JH and am glad I get to call Holt home.
I am currently the JV boys basketball coach here and will also be coaching the JV girls soccer team this year. Please do not hesitate to send me e-mails about anything you need. I am looking forward to a great year.