Who are the bros, and the sisters?
SCOTT MICHAELS - the big bro
- National Board Certified high school English teacher
- Michigan graduate
- Former TV news reporter
- Unabashed teller of Dad jokes
- Traveler (49 states, 21 countries)
- Perhaps the worst golfer in the history of the sport
TODD MICHAELS - the little bro
- National Board Certified high school English teacher
- Washington University in St. Louis graduate
- Lover of pop-tarts
- Creator of silly songs that his three kids adore or mock, depending on the day
- Marathon runner
- An effortless quoter of Shakespeare, Hemingway, Angelou and Homer Simpson
NATASHA HABTE - not a bro
- Former Teacher of the Year at Middle College High School (Durham, NC)
- Cal Poly Humboldt graduate
- Former middle school soccer coach
- Avid hiker and mountain climber
- "I must eat something sweet after lunch and dinner."
CHRISTY BECHTEL - aka Sister Christy
- Teacher mentor for Durham Public Schools
- Former summer camp creative writing instructor at Duke University
- Lover of potatoes
- Avid gardener, mainly just for tomatoes
- "I have strong feelings about the Oxford comma."
SARAH MACHAK - Guidance Counselor
- Durham Public Schools' Counselor of the Year
- National Board Certified high school counselor
- Graduate of California Irvine (home of the Anteaters)
- Loves dogs, reading, sourdough baking, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Hurricanes
JUSTINE DANIEL -the newest bro/sis
- National Board Certified English teacher
- Former Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year
- Captial Area Writing Project fellow
- Former creative writing teacher at Duke Young Writers' Camp
- Mother of 8 year old twins, 2 cats and 2 dogs. “Trying to clean my house is like brushing your teeth while eating an Oreo.”