1. WELCOME! GEOMETRY MS. BICHLER

2. ABOUT ME They tell us kids want to know the down low about their teachers, so here it is.

3. Education I graduated from Portland State University, once with a BS in Anthropology, and again with a BA in English Literature. Later, I moved to Texas and went to UT Arlington where I majored in mathematics and electrical engineering. While I was at it, I got my secondary mathematics teaching certificate.

4. Military I went through Army ROTC and was the Distinguished Military Graduate for my class. I was commissioned and served as a junior officer mostly in Fort Hood, TX and got to go to Germany too! I left the army as a Captain, and began teaching.

5. Teaching This is my 13 th year of teaching math and my 9 th year of teaching Geometry. I taught in a private middle school, Austin MS, Roosevelt High School in South Dallas, and Nimitz High School. This is my 4 th year of teaching at Nimitz.

6. Personal

7. Orion One of my sons is in the Army serving in Afghanistan. Students ask if I am afraid for him. Yes, I am. I try to stay busy & not think about it.

8. Alex My younger son is in college at UTD. He is studying Cognitive Science, which has to do with making computers to think like people.

9. Aramis and Freya. They like to jog with me and team tag squirrels in the back yard. Aramis Freya