Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT

National Board-certified drama teacher and proud alum of the real beach school, First Colonial HS. Check out @patriotplays for what the dept is currently up to!

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Senior Spotlight for FCLW ’26! Can’t believe we’re in the final moments at Triple R before heading back to @FirstColonialHS! #BeyondTheHorizon #heydelegates

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Great time at the 2026 @EdRisingVA conference in Glen Allen; thank you Grace for representing @FirstColonialHS with TREY’S STORY in Children’s Literature K-3! Also great to catch up with fellow @vbschools educator Ms. Naif from @BHSMarlins! #wearevbschools #vtft

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Busy time for field trips for the @FirstColonialHS Va Teachers for Tomorrow cohort - thanks for taking advantage of these chances to be FUTURE-READY visiting @vbschools HR and @longwoodu! 🍎

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Surprise (not so surprise?) guests at the @vbschools Middle School One-Act Play Festival - fellow Duke Ms. Conner from Plaza and longtime friend Mrs. Shaeffer from Lynnhaven! Thanks @BrickellAcademy for having me back! 🎭 #oneactplayfestival #schooltheatre #thefutureisbright

[First Colonial HS @FirstColonialHS]

Dynamic duos and classic crews-FCHS showed up for this spirit Day! #WeRFC

[First Colonial HS @FirstColonialHS]

Dynamic duos and classic crews-FCHS showed up for this spirit day! #WeRFC

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

GREAT turnout for Dracula tech interviews today!!! Thanks everyone who stayed after school! 🧛🏻‍♂️

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Great times at the @BroadwayTeacher Workshop using math to plan set designs and scene painting with Heather of @vathespian! #theatre #newyork #summerpd #vathespians #broadwayteacherworkshop

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

GREAT time yesterday at the #VBCPSadvisers conference learning to LEVEL UP our leadership! Especially loved being there with my fellow @vbschools drama teachers and @FirstColonialHS activity sponsors! #levelup #WeRFC

[FCHS Student Activities @FCHSActivities]

🌟 Our incredible FC advisors are making waves at the #vbcpsadvisers conference! 🎉 @FirstColonialHS

[The Patriot Playhouse @patriotplays]

Today is the day, Class of ’25! 24 members of Thespian Troupe 3178 are about to cross the stage and become alumni of @firstcolonialhs and @vbschools! “Congratulations you guys, we did it!” 👩🏼‍🎓 #graduation #graduationday #capandgown #fcgrads #vbcpsgrad #classof2025 #WeRFC #317gr8

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

When 3 of you show up to school on the last full Friday of the year wearing the same shirt #WeRFC 💛🩵

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Way to go, @vbschools VA Teachers for Tomorrow! But especially Izzy and Gianna from @FirstColonialHS (bottom right pic) ☺️

[VBSchools @vbschools]

🌟 The Virginia Beach School Board recently recognized 51 students as Future Teacher Award recipients.

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Congratulations to FC’s 2025 Future Teacher Award winners Gianna and Izzy! @vbschools is thrilled to have you back in a couple years and @FirstColonialHS is proud of everything you’ve accomplished. #fcvtft #vateachersfortomorrow

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Thank you @LynnhavenMiddle Blues and especially Ms. Irvin for hosting us (@FirstColonialHS VTfT Level Ones) on Thursday for our middle school observation! Up next: internships! 🟠🔵 #vtft #futureteachers #middleschool

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Thanks @AlantonAstros for welcoming our FC VTfT 1 students today! They loved getting to see your classes in action. We’ll see you soon at FC for 2 days of Junie B. Jones! 👩🏻‍🏫

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Coming soon to @vbschools elementary and middle schools near you soon - the 2024-2025 @FirstColonialHS VTfT class! Shown here with quilt squares that illustrate their values and self-concepts. #vateachersfortomorrow #futureeducators

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Came in for a day of dept chairs meeting and organizing my office (prevented by HVAC work 🫤), but left with fun twinning pictures with a couple favorite colleagues! Let’s go, year 11 overall with @vbschools, year 7 at @FirstColonialHS, year 3 as director of @patriotplays 🩵💛🎭

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

Repping @FirstColonialHS in our ADVISER ERA (feat. Shannon, @MaycannB, and Lisa) #swiftie #VBCPSadvisers 🎸

[Mr. Kattwinkel, NBCT @MrKattsClass]

One of the things I love about #ITF24 is getting to meet so many people on the other side of emails! For example Maria from @Stage_Partners leading this
"Play in a Day" workshop ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️