Bauxite High School has more than your average teacher

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:03:44 GMT

By B.J. Wilson, staff writer for the Miner Herald

Mr. Overton isn't your typical high school teacher. This Bauxite teacher has even been in a movie.

Teachers aren’t all schoolbooks and chalkboards. Everyday high school math and science teacher, Myles Overton, has lived a life most wouldn’t expect. I sat down with the man himself and asked some questions. When asked what his most exciting experience has been, Overton responded, “Been in a movie, the White River Kid.” This movie was filmed in Arkansas in 1999. The cast included names, such as Antonio Banderas, Bob Hoskins and Ellen Barkin. Overton went on to say that, “being in a movie with celebrities was fun; they were just everyday people working.” Overton says, “I was treated very well on the set, not like a big star, but they were friendly.” When asked what Overton’s scariest experience had been, he responded, “having to save a horse from drowning is by far the scariest and most challenging thing I have done.” The story behind this was that he thought the horse could successfully make it through a river, but he miscalculated the depth of the water. When Overton was asked, of all the places you have visited, which do you think is your favorite? “My favorite has to be the Grand Canyon,” he responded. I asked Overton how it felt to be a local celebrity, he said “I didn’t know I was considered a local celebrity, but that’s funny.” I asked Overton how people normally react whenever he tells them one of his stories and he said “They’re very surprised usually. Sometimes they don’t want to believe me.” I also asked about how his family feels about his crazy past where he responded “they find them funny; it’s just normal to them.” When asked what stands out in his mind the most, Overton said, “The thing I will always remember definitely will be skydiving in a thunderstorm. It will always be a vivid memory.” I ended the interview with Overton asking if he had plans for anymore exciting adventures, he said “at this point in my life, I think I’m done with adventure”. I asked a couple of Overton’s students about how his stories make them think of him. Teresa Berryman, a past student of Overton, said, “They are almost unbelievable, and the man we see in class is completely different than the man he used to be.” Caleb Clements, a senior at Bauxite, said, “Well, let me tell you, it feels like my teacher is an A-list celebrity. Makes me feel that I know an extraordinary gentleman.”

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Bauxite High School has more than your average teacher