Russ's Jobs
What activity does Russ coach?
Speech and Debate
What was Russ's favorite subject in high school?
English/ELA (with Social Studies and sometimes Science as close seconds)
Russ is reasonably proficient on which musical instrument, which is also played (way way better) by legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Slash, and Billy Strings?
guitar
Russ currently lives in what municipality, the only official city in Hancock County?
Ellsworth
Russ has two children who are middle schoolers at Sumner. Name either one of them.
Ronan, Magnolia/Lia
In what year did Russ start working at Sumner?
2025
In college, Russ minored in which foreign language, which you can also study here at Sumner?
French
(iced) matcha
Russ was born in what city, the second most populous in Maine?
Lewiston
Russ's wife, Kaede, and therefore his kids too, have ancestry from what Asian country?
Russ's first job was flipping burgers at what fast food restaurant, of which there are more than 40,000 worldwide?
McDonald's
Russ graduated from high school in the town of Yarmouth, which is a suburb of which major Maine city?
Portland
Russ loves hiking and is proud to have climbed Maine's tallest mountain, which is called what?
Mount Katahdin
Russ went to college in what state, whose name Gen Z kids used to use as a synonym for weird or cringeworthy?
Ohio
Russ has one sibling, an older sister who shares a first name with Sumner teacher Ms. Higgins. What is that name?
Becky
Russ spent many summers during and after college driving a launch tender vessel on Casco Bay and in Boston Harbor, a job which required him to obtain a captain's license from which branch of the U.S. military?
The Coast Guard
During his junior year of college, Russ spent a semester studying in which African country, which is famous for being home to one of the world's very first civilizations?
Egypt
One of Russ's greatest passions these days is collecting and listening to old records, which are commonly referred to by the name of the specific type of plastic they are made out of. What is that material called?
vinyl
Russ met his wife while serving as a volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Mongolia, a nation located on what continent?
Asia
Russ's mother's last name is LaMarche, which indicates that she, like many Mainers, has ancestry from which Canadian province?
Quebec
Russ met his wife in the U.S. Peace Corps, an agency that sends volunteers to help people around the world and which was founded by what groundbreaking president in 1961?
John F. Kennedy
Russ got an M.A.T. from Marian University in Indianapolis. What does M.A.T. stand for?
Master of Arts in Teaching
Russ loves to travel and has been to 47 U.S. states. Name any of the three states he hasn't visited yet. Their state nicknames are the Natural State, the Peace Garden State, and the Last Frontier.
Arkansas, North Dakota, Alaska
While Russ has lived the majority of his life in Maine, he came to Sumner after four years in what state, which is known for its red and green chilis and nicknamed the Land of Enchantment?
New Mexico
Russ's dad, Mike, works at Moody's in Ellsworth. What kind of a business is Moody's?
(auto) body shop