Meet Mr. Coats

Name:
– Mr. James Coats

Grades and Subjects Teaching:
– 7th and 8th Grade Boys PE

Year you began your teaching career:
– 2016

Tell us about your family:
– I am married to Alyssa Coats, a Parkview Baptist graduate of 2012. We have two miniature dachshunds named Buddy and Blue and they are our children as of now.

Degrees: 
– B.A. in Mass Communications with a Minor in Physical Education and Sports Management from Northwestern State University

Do you have an interesting fact?
– I graduated from PBS in 2011 where I was voted Class Clown. I also know how to juggle so it goes hand in hand.
– I have been an assistant baseball coach at PBS since the 2015-2016 season and the Lord has finally answered my prayers by allowing me to have a full time teaching job here.

You get three things to take to a desert island – what are they? 
– My wife (she said I had to say her) fishing pole, and knife.

Why is Christian education important? 
– Christian education is important because it sets you up for a solid foundation for your future. You are taught the truth which is the bible and it prepares you for life. When you go off to college after being a PBS graduate, you have been prepared both spiritually and academically.