English with Mr. Bates

 I hope that this site will become your link to my classroom. Students and parents will find copies of assignments and general class information as well as a weekly calendar of events and deadlines.

You will also be able to find information to upcoming events like Day of the Arts and the Evening of Readings as well as links to sites of interest.

You can reach me at               (360) 563-4247         (360) 563-4247 or email me at mac.bates@sno.wednet.edu     

 About Mr. Bates

I have been teaching since 1973, a fact that never ceases to humble and amaze me. All but eight of those 36 years have been spent in Snohomish where I grew up. There have been times over the years when I have felt like a utility baseball player, teaching everything from science and math (let's keep that a secret) to drama, public speaking, yearbook, journalism, History, P.E. and outdoor education. I have also taught Outward Bound courses in the Oregon and Washington Cascades and served as a senior editor at Falcon Press. 

Over the years I have combined my love of mountaineering with my love of writing. The result has been two books, pictured on the page, and a number of articles that have appeared in magazines and newspapers.

English is my passion,and it is my hope that during the year each of my students will tap into their writing, reading and thinking selves and produce something of lasting value, something they will be proud to share with family, friends and relatives at the end of the year at our Night of Readings.

My daughter Rosalie on the summit of Liberty Bell                                                               

Liberty Bell on Right: Photo Ed Cooper

I have had a couple of articles published in the Northwest Mountaineering Journal . Click on the archives at http://www.nwmj.org/

                 photo by Cliff Leight