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Oh, and a bit about me: I love to be active and outdoors; I'm always down to play a game; writing and quiet time are my passion and reading is getting there as well (it's a journey, am I right?); you can always catch me at a favorite burger joint, coffee bar, or fish taco shop, or anywhere with some bonkers-good food (hit me up if you have any suggestions!); and best of all, my best friend (wife) works right down the hall! &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:3,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Hello friends! My name is Teddy Mackay and I have been given the greatest blessing of taking on the 12th Grade English teacher position at HTHM. I grew up just an hour north in San Juan Capistrano prior to my move south to attend the University of San Diego. Here, I earned my Bachelor&#8217;s in Marketing and a minor in English. Each summer I returned to work at a summer camp called Emerald Cove Day Camp. 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