Although teachers are a big part of educating the future, many students easily forget that they have a life outside of school, filled with a plethora of interesting hobbies and interests that may come as surprises to many.
AP Statistics and Algebra II teacher Christopher Meadows is the pursuer of a variety of activities that help him stay physically active. Meadows has participated in many things, from obstacle course races to longboarding and even color guard.
Meadows was a member of the Bluecoats, a world class marching band and color guard organization, from 2003 to 2006. He was a part of the staff in 2007.
“I’ve done color guard for about 15 years, performing and teaching,” said Meadows. “Prior to coming to Timber Creek High School, I was also a color guard director in Richardson.”
Even though he is no longer involved in color guard, Meadows still likes to get out and compete. He has participated in many obstacle-based races, such as Savage and Battlefrog courses.
“I like the multidiscipline type things,” Meadows admitted. “I really just go to have fun, get a little dirty, and get a medal at the end.”
However, the most relaxing of Meadows’ hobbies is longboarding. A longboard is similar to a skateboard, but it is larger and designed like a snowboard with wheels.
“[The longboard] started out much more as a cruising type thing, so not really trying to do a lot of tricks. It was more just the freedom of riding,” explained Meadows.
The relaxation of riding is what draws Meadows to longboarding, but he first got involved with it when he was in college.
“The campus was kind of large, and I didn’t want to ride a bike all around, so I saw a longboard online, and I just bought it,” Meadows said. “And then, I bought three or four more over the course of a year or two.”
Meadows manages to keep up with all these time-consuming hobbies while still being a full-time teacher, for he thinks it is important to indulge his passions.
“I firmly believe that you make time for the things that are important to you,” insisted Meadows. “I don’t find it difficult [to balance my time], but you need to make sure to set your priorities where they need to be.”
