FCS Faculty Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 6. Sometimes when I'm stressed out, I meow.
  2. 8. I lived in Germany from the ages of 6-12 and just moved offices this past year.
  3. 12. I obsess over and collect tall ships and work in the upstairs of the library
  4. 14. I was scouted by the Philadelphia Phillies but went to Beloit College so I would NOT have to play baseball.
  5. 17. My dog's name is Philly Special
  6. 19. I prefer Montreal bagels to New York bagels
  7. 20. I collect Wonder Woman memorabilia. You will see it around my classroom.
  8. 24. I'm from Argentina and was upper school principal awhile ago.
  9. 25. I was 2nd chair triangle in my high school's band. I still think about the triangle a fair amount in the classes I teach.
  10. 26. I am known to shout "Huzzah!" during class.
  11. 27. Although I miss seeing you all in the upper school office, during the quarantine I have become a Tik Tok fan--Renegade!!
  12. 29. I like aqueducts and I am Mr. Gruber's brother-in-law
Down
  1. 1. My baby is named after the park in Maine where the Appalachian Trail ends.
  2. 2. I once sang back-up for Sarah Brightman (musical theater singer and Andrew Lloyd Webber's ex-wife) and my life goal is to name a cat Bobby McFurrin.
  3. 3. I was once on a boat with Lana Turner, Tab Hunter, John Wayne and James Arness and teach both french and spanish.
  4. 4. I sang in a R&B band in college
  5. 5. I have parachuted out of a plane and have been to Southeast Asia (did I mention that already?)
  6. 7. I grew up in Chicago and once meant Ringo Starr
  7. 9. I played football and baseball for a Div. III school.
  8. 10. Young adult author John Green was in my dorm my first year of college and came to my wedding!
  9. 11. Before teaching history, I was a Park Ranger with the National Park Service, working giving tours and as an assistant curator to a collection of 18th c. arms and artifacts. Ask me about muskets!
  10. 13. I am 10% Jewish and worked as an actor in a Shakespeare Company
  11. 15. Has a pet rabbit named Smudge and two kids at the FCS lower school.
  12. 16. I am a big fan of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies and can be found searching for pulsars!
  13. 18. I play the Piano and I have two cats: Toni Scratchton and Ding-Dong
  14. 21. I used to be an Irish Dancer.
  15. 22. I was proposed to in Middle School assembly on Mr. Crowley’s birthday (April 10).
  16. 23. Last year I bruised several ribs and limped around for a few weeks when a horse bucked me through a fence.
  17. 28. My father comes from Tunisia, North Africa but I grew up in France.