TIPS Volume 3, No. 5
January, 2003

     Grade Level Key 
     = Elem, = Middle
     = High, = Teachers

Richard Forston - Technology Resource Teacher

Dick Forston so thoroughly enjoyed his experience at Morton Junior High School as a student that he has returned as a technology resource teacher! Of course, the state of technology has changed a bit since then, but Dick has stayed current - his submission to this publication was peppered with links! (We have preserved them faithfully.) 

 Dick is an alumnus of Henry Clay High School, attending when its address was still 701 East Main Street (now Central Office). He received a Bachelors and Masters in Education from the University of Kentucky, and he's been a Fayette County teacher at Jessie Clark, Lafayette, and Southern Middle. During his tenure he has been a sponsor of academic teams, photography clubs, ham radio clubs, video yearbooks, and was a  School Technology Coordinator. And briefly, during the summers of  his first years of teaching, he cleaned the inside of school coal fired boilers!

Mr. Forston's Tech Resource Teacher responsibilities, besides Morton Middle School,  now include Bryan Station Traditional Middle School, Crawford Middle School, and the School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) at Bluegrass. Dick specializes in the interesting but obscure, and his website is loaded with links reflecting this.

Dick has been married for 31 years to his high school sweetheart, the former Jane Ann Peters, who is presently the attendance clerk at Lafayette High School. Son Seth was a member of the first Lafayette HS Band to win a state marching championship. He’s now a high school band director in South Carolina. His wife, Kim, is a civil engineer with the state environmental agency in South Carolina.

Dick's avocational interests are as extensive as his professional ones. Over the years, pastimes have included amateur radio, photography, needlepoint, gardening, genealogy, severe weather spotting, and reading (mostly American history). An avid University of Kentucky sports fan, he's ushered football and basketball games as a Boy Scout (at Stoll Field and Memorial Coliseum!). His ultimate fantasy is to be locked in the Library of Congress or National Archives over a weekend with free access to their resources. He sings in the Parish Choir at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Dick and Jane (yes, they have fun with that!) reside in Lexington with their cat Tailchaser.

Garry Hoover - Financial Management Services

Mr. Hoover's responsibilities at Fayette County are currently technical, supervising the Financial Management Systems for the Office of Technology. This involves the management of all MUNIS system functions. He came to this position via the classroom, spending over 10 years teaching mathematics and computer related subjects at the community college and secondary level in Texas and Kentucky (including a 4-year stint at Sayre School in Lexington).. Garry has also spent time as a systems analyst and programmer, and in 1994 he returned to that realm as a consultant to the state Department of Education, joining Fayette County in 1996.

Garry is originally a native of Miami, Florida, graduating from high school in 1970. He holds a Bachelor's in Business from Florida International University. Gary obtained a Masters in Math Education from the University of Huston, and currently has a Rank 1 certificate in Mathematics and General Business in Kentucky. 

Garry and his wife Evalyn, a Special Education teacher a LTMS, currently reside in Lexington. Garry has a son, Joey, a graduate of Tates Creek High School. Garry and Evalyn enjoy travel, camping, golf, and taking advantage of many outdoor activities.