Staff Spotlight: Jon Baney
October 22, 2019
By Elijah Williams
Reporter
Q: Where are you originally from?
A: I’m originally from Springfield and I graduated from Kickapoo high school and I taught there and coached there for seven years before coming here.
Q: What’s your favorite part of debate?
A: That students get to engage in critical ideas that they maybe don’t get to on a day-to-day basis in different classroom settings and they’re often times ideas that lead to civil discourse and day to day life.
Q: What’s your favorite part of being part of South?
A: The school seems to have a lot of unity, a lot of pride, and set themselves to a high standard
Q: What’d you like about high school growing up?
A: Mine was probably debate, but I feel it is important for students to get involved in as many things as possible and make the most out of it