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William Penn School
Think Quest Junior Team #5729
Bakersfield, California
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Meet the Team

Students Hello, my name is Blake S.  I am a 5th grade student at William Penn School.  I am a good student and have many friends.  I have a good outgoing personality and my friends think I am pretty funny. Audrey thinks my favorite color is blue and that my favorite food is pizza. I think I will leave her guessing. Hi, I'm Gilbert C.  I am 10 years old and my favorite color is blue.  My favorite subjects in school are math and reading. I like all my teachers. When I grow up I want to be a policeman.  I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters.   Scott P. is my best friend. My name is Joshua and I am a 5th grade student at William Penn School.  I like to read and do math.  I really like the color blue.  My favorite food is pizza and I wish I had the movie Rush Hour, because it is really funny. When I grow up I'm planning on becoming a football player or a baseball player, but I will have to really practice at it. My name is Tim. My favorite color is blue and I love pizza because it tastes really good.  I have really enjoyed being part of the Think Quest team I learned a lot about printing presses.  When I grow up I want to be a lawyer, I don't know if lawyers use printing presses or not, but I still want to be a lawyer. My name is Scott.  I am a fourth grader at William Penn School.  My favorite color is blue.  My favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese.  When I grow up I want to sell houses.  My favorite car is a Cadillac and my favorite sports are soccer, baseball and basketball.

Coaches Mrs. Ericksen is Wm. Penn's Computer Technician.  She teaches all the students of Wm. Penn computer and internet skills as well as maintains the schools computers and network.  She used to be the school librarian until her interests turned to computers.  She loves working with the students.  In her spare time she works as a church music director and runs a small graphic and web design company. Mr. Hanson is a Second Grade teacher at William Penn School and the school's Technology Coordinator.  Mr. Hanson is a young and inspirational teacher.  He has taught both 5th grade and 2nd grade.  He is a newlywed, his wife if also a teacher. Mr. Hanson worked in web design when he attended university, and is very good with computers.