Up next in our Teacher Tuesday series is Mr. Arasmith. Arasmith is the new Workplace Experience teacher. He is also in charge of Job Shadowing and Apprenticeship. This is his twenty-seventh year of teaching but his first at CHS. Before coming here, he was the FCS teacher at St. Edward Schools and in the Nebraska Army National Guards for twenty-four years. 

Arasmith grew up in Columbus and attended Scotus Central Catholic High. After graduating high school he went on to the University of Nebraska-Kearney. He has one daughter with his wife of thirty-seven years and two grandchildren. He and his wife also have two dogs and a cat. Arasmith loves gardening, cooking and canning salsa and pickles. He is a huge Johnny Cash fan and is a football and basketball officiate.

When asked what made him want to be a teacher, Arasmith responded with, “My mom passed away when I was a sophomore in school, I had several teachers/coaches who were very inspirational and influential to me at the time. It  gave me compassion to be able to give back and be able to have a significant impact on students, inspiring them and helping them reach their full potential. And plus, you get your summers off!”

His favorite part about teaching is being able to make a positive difference in the lives of students, sometimes even transforming a student’s life and to experience the joy of seeing a student succeed and develop, knowing you played a role in their success. Forming meaningful connections with students and staff, sharing outside school happenings, relating to their personalities and creating important connections are more of his favorite parts.

For more stories about the teachers in our school, be sure to check out the other Teacher Tuesday Articles!