- Polytechnic High School
- Social Studies Department
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Philip Collier
U.S. History
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BS – Sam Houston State University
MAR - Liberty University
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Sci-Fi, Comics, Anime Club
POLY Gaming League
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Mr. Collier is from Allen, TX and is a U.S. Army veteran who served with the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He likes to spend time with his wife and two sons and enjoys video games like Destiny and is a big Marvel comic movie fan.
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John Albritton
World Geography
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BS - Texas Tech University
MA - Trinity University
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Mr. Albritton is married to Jennifer (10 years) and has a 6-year-old daughter, Annie. He loves to spend as much time as he can in Rockport, TX with his family and friends.

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Brad Eblen
World Geography
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BS – UT Arlington
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Football Offensive Coordinator
Head Girl's Track Coach
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Mr. This is my 32nd year as a coach and teacher in the great state of Texas! This is my first year at Poly, and it really is the place to be!
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Joel Gotcher
Government

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Alanna James
US History

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Andrea Lopez
Dual Credit US History, AP Government & AP US History

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Shane Lunceford
World History
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BBA - Tarleton State University
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Head Baseball Coach
Assistant Football Coach
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Coach Lunceford was born and raised in Odessa, TX. He is married to his wife Laura and they have three children, Cliff, Reece, and Lexi. He enjoys The Three Stooges, Little Rascals, Tom and Jerry, the Peanuts cartoon strip, as well as peanuts in his Dr. Pepper.

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Bisimwa Mitima
World Geography

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Zach Reimer
AP Human Geography, AP U.S. History, and U.S. History
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BA - The American University in Washington, D.C.
MA - The University of Texas at Arlington
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Social Studies Department Chair
Student Council Advisor
AVID Site Team
Poly Copier Committee Chairman
New Building IT Specialist
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In his free time, Professor Reimer loves to cook, play European board games, and read. He also enjoys spending time with friends and family, which includes his beautiful daughter, Anna, and his amazing soul mate, Allison.

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Benjamin Schmitt
U.S. History and World History

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Stephen Swaim
AP World History and World History
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BS - The University of Texas at Arlington
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Mr. Swaim is a 32-year-old lifelong resident of Fort Worth and graduate of UTA by way of Boswell High School with a Bachelor's in History. He has been married for almost 3 years to his high school sweetheart, (14 years’ total) Valerie. In addition to teaching World History, Mr. Swaim likes to travel in the summers, play Rock Band (real and X-Box), watch movies and is an avid Dallas Mavericks fan who bleeds Blue! He has also been known to create large haunted houses for his neighborhood during the Halloween season.