About+Mrs.+Koch



====I am in my 27th year of teaching. I am just beginning my first year at Meadowlark Ridge. We recently moved to Belleville from Fairfield, Iowa where i was the 1st-12th grade vocal music teacher at Cardinal Community Schools near Eldon, Iowa (GO COMETS!). Hoisington, KS is where i grew up and my husband is from Ellinwood, KS. We are happy to have moved back to our home state of Kansas after many years away! I am a graduate of Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS but am an avid KU fan. My husband and I have two grown children and one grandchild (Dylan James born March 3, 2011). I love football & basketball, spending time on the computer and teaching music. My favorite foods are peanut butter, coffee, and coconut or raspberry pie. I am blessed with a wonderful family and a job where I get to make music everyday. **//Yes, you should wish you were me....//**====

====I first learned to play the piano on a $50 old PURPLE (yes, someone had painted it lavender) piano that my dad drug home when I was in 5th grade. I wanted to quit by 7th grade but my mom made me stick it out. I will always be thankful to her for that. She also would give me a choice: do dishes or practice....do housework or practice. I always chose to practice. In other words, give me some warning before you stop by my house.====

Some of my heros:

 * My mom - she did so much with so little and loved me unconditionally. I miss her.
 * My dad - he went from being a hopeless alcoholic to a man of great faith. I miss him, too.
 * Mr. Fritschen - my Hoisington HS choir director. He taught me that music is something very special and could change lives. It changed mine.


 * **How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time**. This is great advice when you are faced with a seemingly insurmountable task.
 * **I have been and always will be, your friend**. I stole this from Spock, but I think you will find me incredibly loyal. I will defend my friends, family and students to the end.
 * **You don't gotta wanna...you just gotta.** Self explanatory.
 * **Nothing will wear you out like trying to figure it out.** Ditto.
 * **We thought you was a toad.** Oh, Brother Where Art Thou? - Love that movie.....
 * **Are you a "good" witch or a "bad" witch?** Glinda...aww that dress.....that CROWN!