Mr. Firkins

Vocal Music Teacher

[Beth Fink, Principal at Russell Middle School @BethLFink]

Our AMAZING ⁦@mps_russell⁩ bookkeeper Mrs. Connie Novacek was selected as the ⁦@MillardPS⁩ Employee of the Month! We are blessed to have such a talented and dedicated leader on our office team!

[Michelle M Cox @maestracox1]

@MrFirkins

[MPS Tech Dept @MPSTechDept]

Willowdale Show Choir in the house at RWSSC!!

[Beth Fink, Principal at Russell Middle School @BethLFink]

Bravo! What a beautiful ⁦@mps_russell⁩ Fall Choral Concert this evening! Thank you Mr. Firkins for all that you do to give our students the opportunity to share their musical talents with the community!

[Michelle M Cox @maestracox1]

The Leaders of the Pack are working hard and are amazing!! @MrFirkins @mps_russell

[Katie Niemann @MrsKatieNiemann]

I got to live out my Shark Tank dreams and invest in some awesome student kitchen inventions in Mrs. Baker’s 6th grade FCS class! @mps_russell #proud2bMPS

[Michelle M Cox @maestracox1]

Zac was helping some kids in class today. @mps_russell

[Michelle M Cox @maestracox1]

This 8th grader wrote in Arabic for us today. We appreciate and love learning about other languages and cultures. #diversity #cultura #EveryoneBelongs @mps_russell @BethLFink @BrentSnow5 @MrsKatieHadan

[Tim Royers @MW_Royers]

I can't begin to express how much I love hearing the sound of the @mwwildcatband drumline and metronome this time of year.

[Beth Fink, Principal at Russell Middle School @BethLFink]

Bravo! What an AMAZING performance ⁦@mps_russell⁩ Show Choir Camp this evening! Directors Drew Firkins and Emma Kate Brown and high school and college choir student volunteers made it a fun week of learning, growing, and connecting!

[Mrs. Allen @MrsAllenBand]

I suggested (aka forced) Parker and Morris to improv “battle” each other today during summer jazz band camp and it. Was. AWESOME!!!!These kids are seriously learning from THE BEST this week!!!! 🥳 pardon the holler at the end…I tend to get fired up 🤷🏻‍♀️🤓🎉

[Mrs. Allen @MrsAllenBand]

Although there is soooo much talent and expertise teaching @MillardPS MS Band Camp this week the thing that truly stands out the most is just how much everyone loves and enjoys kids and teaching. AND getting to work together 🤝 We are having a BLAST! 📸:@MrFirkins 🙏

[Michelle M Cox @maestracox1]

Moved to my new room for next year. Zac and I like having a window! @mps_russell

[Katie Niemann @MrsKatieNiemann]

What a perfect end to the last teacher day of the year 🌈 After a tough, unpredictable school year, we can all look back and say “WE DID IT.”

Happy summer!! @mps_russell #proud2bMPS

[Beth Fink, Principal at Russell Middle School @BethLFink]

What a talented class!

[Beth Fink, Principal at Russell Middle School @BethLFink]

We can’t wait for the @mps_russell musical to start! If you missed it tonight, there are shows at 2:00 and 7:00 tomorrow at Millard West High School! These talented kids have been working hard for months preparing for this night. What a fun way to start summer break! @jsutfin

[Mrs. Allen @MrsAllenBand]

This is so silly I had to share! But, I can honestly say I have deeply loved being and continue to love being a teacher every stinkin’ day. My husband thinks I’m crazy but I said the other day, I’m getting excited for the fall!!!! 🤣🤓

[Mrs. Allen @MrsAllenBand]

I won’t forget this year of pandemic-band-teaching for many reasons, but mostly because of these kids.I love their musicianship and how far they’ve come, but more importantly I adore who they are, their grit, and their excitement to learn @misshaysemusic @MrFirkins @MPS_BlackElk

[Katie Niemann @MrsKatieNiemann]

The @mps_russell staff and students were treated to an amazing performance this morning from jazz band and Wolfgang AND a treat from The Modern Waffle! Best Monday ever! #proud2bMPS

[Laura Fisher 🗳️🇺🇸 🚌 @ArtsyTeacherOne]

Let’s make things better for kids in underserved neighborhoods, while keeping our top ranked public school system! Let’s study our funding formula (not use tax money to pay for private schools who don’t answer to a publicly elected school board like we do). ♥️ Yes on LB132 #NeLeg