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Drew Ackerson
Birthday: August 22
Size: L
Color: Blue
Plant or Flower: Christmas Cactus
Hobby: Weights, walking, reading
Cold Drink: Mountain Dew
Hot Drink: Brown sugar cortado
Salty Snack: Beef jerky
Healthy Snack: These don't exist :)
Candy: Air Heads, Sweethearts, peanut M&Ms
Takeout Restaurant: Taco Bell
Sit down Restaurant: Rancho Grande
Retail Store: Target
Candle Scent: Manly Scents???
Gift Card: Amazon, Bass Pro, Scooters, QuikTrip
Fan of: Mizzou
School Supplies: --Assorted box of rubber ducks (small kind, like they put on jeeps...yes sounds random, kids will talk through their code with it...it's a thing :), lap tables (2-3) that can support student computer while sitting on ground.
Ashleigh Adkins
Color: Kelly green
Plant or Flower: succulents
Hobby: Watching sports, cooking
Cold Drink: Dr. Pepper
Hot Drink: Vanilla Latte
Restaurant: Chipotle, Mr. Goodcents
Retail Store: Target/Walmart
Candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Snack: Chex Mix
Candle Scent: Teakwood, eucalyptus, earthy smells
Gift Card: Chipotle
Fan of: KU Jayhawks and Chiefs
School Supplies: Pens and fidgets
Allergic to: Pineapple
Carey Armstrong
Birthday: December 1
Color: Blue
Plant or Flower: Lilies
Hobby: Gardening
Cold Drink: Diet Coke
Hot Drink: Vanilla latte
Restaurant: Panera
Sit-down Restaurant: Jack Stack
Retail Store: Walmart
Healthy Snack: Fruit
Candy: Snickers
Salty Snack: Nuts
Candle Scent: Lavender
Gift Card: Amazon / Walmart
Fan of: Chiefs, Michigan State
Teacher Supply Store: Mardel
School Supplies: Pencils
Top Classroom Supply Wishes: Post-its
Simo Atagi
Color: Orange
Plant or Flower: Strawberries
Hobby: Coaching my kids
Cold Drink: Diet Coke
Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Retail Store: Bass Pro or Duluth Trading Company
Candy: Sour Patch Kids
Snack: Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos
Gift Card: Bass Pro
Fan of: Steelers
School Supplies: Pens and legal pads
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Molly Blocker
Birthday: October 22nd
Color: Yellow
Plant or Flower: Monstera
Hobby: Gardening, baking sour dough
Cold Drink: Water
Hot Drink: Almond milk latte
Takeout Restaurant: Chick-fil-a
Sit-down Restaurant: Thai Kitchen
Retail Store: Target
Candy: Twizzlers / everything!
Healthy Snack: Mixed nuts
Salty Snack: Popcorn
Candle Scent: Cinnamon
Gift Card: Amazon
Fan of: KU, Chiefs, all college basketball, historical fiction, Seinfeld, HGTV
School Supplies: Graphic novels for classroom library
Allergic to: Tropical fruit
Emily Brown
Birthday: January 27th
Color: Pink or purple
Hobby: Gardening/animals (we raise Holland Lops)
Cold Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
Hot Drink: Cappuccino
Takeout Restaurant: Chipotle
Sit-down Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory
Candy: Snickers or Twix
Healthy Snack: Granola bars / fruit
Salty Snack: Popcorn
Gift Card: QT / Amazon
Fan of: Chiefs/Royals/UCM
School Supplies: Colored Pencils, Expo Markers, Flair Pens, Airwick Scented refills
Teacher Supply Store: Amazon
Parent Wishes: Help with supplies when needed :)
Stephanie Burasco
Color: Yellow
Plant or Flower: Hibiscus
Hobby: Reading my kindle
Cold Drink: QuikTrip drinks
Hot Drink: Starbucks
Restaurant: Summit Grill
Retail Store: H&M
Candy: Hot Tamales
Snack: Skinny Pop White Cheddar
Candle Scent: Bergamot Waters
Gift Card: Amazon
Fan of: Kindle books, Amazon, QuikTrip gift cards
School Supplies: hair ties, spray deodorant, band-aids, and colorful expo markers
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Angie Ciolek
Birthday: May 13
Size: Medium
Color: Green
Plant or Flower: Any green leafy plant
Hobby: Reading
Cold Drink: Diet orange or anything diet
Hot Drink: Coffee
Salty Snack: Skinny Pop Cheesy or any chips
Healthy Snack: Skinny Pop
Candy: Gummy bears an peanut butter cups
Takeout Restaurant: Old Chicago
Sit-down Restaurant: Old Chicago
Teacher Supply Store: Amazon
Dietary Restrictions: Vegetarian
Candle Scent: Anything sweet or clean
Gift Card: Amazon
Fan of: Chiefs
School Supplies: Colored Sharpies
Andrew Cook
Birthday:
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Color: Blue
Plant or Flower: Chrysanthemum
Hobby: Visiting national parks
Cold Drink: Dr. Pepper (Soda), Iced Mocha Oat Milk Latte
Hot Drink: PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE
Restaurant: Chick Fil A (Fast), Blue Sushi (Sit Down)
Retail Store: Target
Candy: Crunch Bars
Snack: Cheez Its
Candle Scent: Fall scents
Gift Card: Target
Fan of: Chiefs, KU, KC Current, Everton FC, LA Clippers...fun dress socks...probably more things but don't want to become a hoarder.
School Supplies: Blue and Black pens
Allergic to: Cats. haha
Sharon Crane
Birthday: July 28
Size: Large
Color: Purple
Soft Drink: Sprite
Hot Drink: Coffee
Salty Snack: Pretzels
Healthy Snack: Triscuits
Candy: Jelly beans
Takeout Restaurant: Chipotle
Sit down Restaurant: Red Robin
Hobbies: Reading, art work
Gift Card: Amazon
Fan of: Chiefs
Julianne Cunningham
Birthday:
Size:
Color: Red & purple
Hobby: Walking the dog/shopping
Cold Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
Hot Drink: Chai latte
Restaurant: Shake Shack
Retail Store: Target
Candy: Dots/Nerds
Snack: Anything sweet
Candle Scent: Light scents
Gift Card: Amazon/Target
Fan of: KC Sports
School Supplies: Fidgets
Courtney Currie
Birthday:
Size:
Color: Pink, purple, red, blue
Plant or Flower: Succulent? No lilies
Hobby: Theatre! Singing! Dancing! Reading!
Cold Drink: Alani or iced coffee
Hot Drink: Coffee!
Retail Store: Old Navy, Target
Candy: Sour watermelon gummies
Candle Scent: Palo santo
Gift Card: Amazon
Fan of: Taylor Swift
School Supplies: Highlighters, binders
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Rachel Danforth
Birthday: September 15
Size: Medium
Color: Pink
Plant or Flower: Tulips or succulent
Hobby: Reading, spending time with friends and family, exploring kc and its coffee shops and restaurants
Cold Drink: Raspberry Dream from Swig
Hot Drink: Vanilla Latte
Salty Snack: Barbecue Pringles or Veggie Straws
Healthy Snack: Protein balls
Candy: Peanut Butter Cups
Takeout Restaurant: Thai
Sit-down Restaurant: Summit Grill
Retail Store: Target or TJ Maxx
Candle Scent: Vanilla or a clean scent
Gift Card: Starbucks, Amazon
Fan of: Chiefs
School Supplies: Expo Markers, whiteboard cleaner spray, hot glue gun, multi-colored sticky notes, multi-colored index cards, multi-colored highlighters
Jayme Dean
Birthday: November 23
Size: S
Color: Robin egg blue
Soft Drink: Coke Zero (with a pump of cherry) & nugget ice
Hot Drink: Snickerdoodle Lattè from Overboard Coffee
Salty Snack: Gluten-free Cheez-its
Healthy Snack: Fresh fruit & granola on vanilla or coconut Greek yogurt
Candy: Peach rings
Takeout Restaurant: CAVA
Sit-down Restaurant: Iron Horse
Allergies: Gluten-free
Classroom Supplies: I love Ticonderoga pencils & flair pens
Gift Cards: Amazon
Hobbies: Watercolor painting, Mahjong, thrifting & estate sales
Fan of: Chiefs
Thank you for all you do to make DWMS a GREAT place for all of our students!
Sydney Dippel
Birthday: May 7th
Color: Black
Size: L
Plant or Flower: Succulents
Hobby: Pickleball, running, yoga
Cold Drink: Diet Coke
Hot Drink: Hot vanilla chai
Restaurant: Chik Fil A
Sit-down Restaurant: J Alexander's
Retail Store: Scheels, Marvel (for teacher supplies)
Candy: Lemon drops
Salty snack: Chex mix
Healthy Snack: KIND bars - dark chocolate
Candle Scent: Clean linen
Gift Card: Scheels
Fan of: Chiefs, Jayhawks
School Supplies: Dry erase markers, clip boards, colored pencils, markers
Allison Dowell
Birthday: November 14th
Size: XXL
Color: Green
Plant or Flower: Succulents
Hobby: Reading
Cold Drink: Diet Coke
Hot Drink: Hot chocolate
Restaurant: Chick-fil-A
Sit-down restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Retail Store: Target
Teacher supplies: Amazon
Candy: Snickers
Salty snack: Popcorn
Healthy snack: Pretzels
Fan of: Chiefs
Candle Scent: Vanilla/ Florals
Gift Card: Target
School Supplies: Pencils
Kimberly Duvall
Birthday: August 13th
Color: Teal
Plant or Flower: Tulip
Hobby: Reading, scrapbook
Cold Drink: Diet Coke
Hot Drink: Hot Cocoa
Restaurant: Taco Bell
Sit-down restaurant: 54th Street
Retail Store: Target
Candy: Peanut M&M's
Salty snack: Popcorn
Healthy snack: Grapes
Candle Scent: Linen/Clean
Gift Card: Starbucks/Target
Fan of: Chiefs, Mizzou
Hobbies: Reading, going to the zoo
School Supplies: Post its, highlighters, books
Allergic to: Scented lotions
Brittney Dyer
Color: Gold
Plant or Flower: Peony
Hobby: Shopping and reading
Cold Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
Hot Drink: Vanilla Latte
Restaurant: Los Cabos
Retail Store: Target, Nordstroms
Candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Snack: Caramel M&Ms
Candle Scent: Vanilla
Gift Card: Amazon, Target, Starbucks, Nordstroms
Fan of: Chiefs and Royals
School Supplies: Pencils!!
Tyler Dykes
Birthday: April 6th
Color: Black
Plant or Flower: Cactus
Hobby: Fly fishing
Cold Drink: Sprite
Hot Drink: Hot chocolate
Restaurant: Chipotle
Sit-down restaurant: Conrads
Retail Store: Bass Pro
Candy: Snickers
Healthy snack: Bananas
Snack: Beef jerky
Gift Card: Bass Pro
Fan of: MIZZOU!
School supply store: Amazon
School supplies: Shelving
Tara Ely
Birthday: October 31st
Size: Medium
Color: Pink
Cold drink: Tea
Hot drink: Vanilla cappuccino
Fan of: Royals
Salty snack: Chex mix
Healthy snack: Peanut butter and celery
Candy: Candy corn, circus peanuts
Takeout restaurant: Any pizza place
Sit-down restaurant: Olive Garden
Hobbies: Going to concerts
Gift cards: Walmart
Teacher supplies: Wipes
