Teacher Engagements

Many CHS students may or may not know, Ms. Mack recently got engaged. In honor of her being newly betrothed, other teachers now share their engagement stories with the students of CHS.

As Ms. Mack prepared to head down to Lincoln for a wedding last weekend, her fiance asked her to check that he was prepared before leaving. Mack walked into the bedroom to find a pile of clothes laying on the bed with an empty ring box on top. “I panicked,” says Mack, “I didn’t know where it was, and me being the awkward person that I am, I just started folding.” Of course, her fiance expected she would come looking for the ring, but instead came to her after she did not. As Mack turned around, there he was, down on one knee.

Mr. Uhing says he did not actually propose to his wife. While balancing a love affair with Kate Upton, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Alba, and of course, his now-wife Libby, Uhing had to make an impromptu decision. Rather than shatter the hearts of three women, Uhing had the four women fight to the finish. The winner would receive his heart as the prize. As we now know, Libby took down all three superstars to claim Mr. Uhing as her husband. In all actuality though, Uhing is really a hopeless romantic. He took Libby golfing in Hot Springs one day. Because Libby is very competitive, they made a bet that the loser would buy dinner at Angela’s. Uhing purposely kept the game close until the last putt. He barely missed and Libby sank it. As she was celebrating, she failed to notice Uhing down on one knee. Of course she said yes, and on the way back she saw two older golfers and said, “I got a par and a diamond!”

Mr. and Mrs. Paopao had a relatively simple engagement. While Mrs. Paopao, then Ms. Harmon, was directing her first full-length play in Rushville. She was under a lot of stress and came home to watch “The Cosby Show” with Uati. As they were sitting there, he reached into the couch and pulled out a ring, saying, “So, you wanna get married?”

Mrs. Watson is among the most romantic of the teacher proposals. Matt took her out for what she thought was just a birthday dinner. They went out to a place called M’s Pub in Omaha. Afterward, they walked through the park near a little river. Near the streets, Matt stopped and proposed.

Mrs. Larsen got engaged on May Day. She dug through her basket, so excited by all the candy! At the bottom of the basket, there was the ring.

Mr. Lecher decided to propose to his wife, Diana, on a whim. While he and some friends were seeking out a pool venue, they passed a jewelry store, then a hardware store. Lecher said, “I should go to the hardware store and buy a food processor for Diana.” In response, his friends said he should buy a ring at the jewelry store instead. A week later, Diana went to visit Lecher in Kansas, and he said, “Look what I bought!” She got all excited and asked if they were going to get married. Of course, he couldn’t say no, he was cornered! Lecher’s moral of the story is don’t utter the saying, “Look what I bought!”

Students often forget that teachers are humans too. Sometimes it is exciting to hear the stories that teachers have to share. Congratulations on your engagement Ms. Mack!