Mr. Bill Kenney 6th Grade Team Leader - Social Studies email: wkenney@hcpss.org Website Schools and Degrees —    University of Maryland Baltimore County: BS Information Systems Management. Johns Hopkins University: Masters in School Guidance Counseling. Towson University: Teaching certification, University of Hawaii, Old Dominion Univ., Howard Community college. Hobbies —    Lots of hobbies: Running 5k and 10k races. If I were doing it for a living, I'd starve. I'm happy to finish a race still breathing. Other hobbies, yoga, biking, remodeling (my house), reading, cooking, painting (pictures, not walls). Favorite way to relax —    Spending time with family and friends, reading, and pretty much everything under "hobbies". Going to the beach. Traveling. Favorite Book —    Call of the Wild by Jack London. I've always liked adventure books. Favorite class in middle school —    Art was always my favorite class all the way through grade school. Favorite color —    Green and Blue. Favorite food —    Italian for sure, but I like most foods that are not frozen or laden with chemicals. I have a short list of foods I won't eat: okra and pigs feet. Favorite historical period/character —    Mahatma Gandhi. Even though he wielded great power, he used it peacefully to generate immense change. Favorite movie —    Raiders of the Losk Ark: Fun adventure To Kill a Mockingbird: Drama Favorite quote —    Lord help me be the person my dog thinks I am. Favorite sport —    Is yoga a sport? Favorite sports team —    Ravens and Steelers. I don't follow sports that much, but I can get into a good football game. Favorite subject —    What else? Social Studies. Family life —    I have two wonderful daughters, Sydney and Emma. Working on getting a pet animal. Maybe a cat or a dog. Advice for Middle School Students —    Short term: Always tell your social studies teacher that social studies is your favorite subject, even if you'd rather be eating asparagus than going to social studies class. Long term: Choose one or two constructive things your really enjoy doing, and excel at them. They'll be lifelong skills.