About Mr. Kellogg

Welcome to 5th grade at Highcroft Drive Elementary! My name is Mark Kellogg, and I am looking forward to being your teacher this year. This will be my twelfth year teaching at Highcroft. I grew up in Marshall, MI, graduated from Western Michigan University in 2000, and spent the first six years teaching and coaching at a small, private, Christian school. In 2006, I relocated to Raleigh, teaching at a charter school for four years. In 2008 I met my wife to be, April, and life has never been the same. In 2010, we were married. In 2013 we welcomed our daughter Riley into our family. In 2016, we welcomed our son Jack into our family. Both have been really amazing additions to our family, and we enjoy dance parties, singing, going to the pool and reading together. In my free time, I enjoy biking, disc golfing, softball and playing the trumpet.

Since graduating from Western Michigan University in 2000, I have taught one year of 2nd grade at Marshall Academy, five years of 5/6 split and PE at Cornerstone Christian Academy, four years of 6th grade at Pre-Eminent Charter School and now the last 12 years at HDE in 5th grade.    

I love being with my students, experiencing "life" with the kids, watching them grow and experience the joy of learning something new. I enjoy coaching and cheering on my kids outside of school at sporting games, gymnastics meets, concerts, and plays. 

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Mr. Kellogg's Favorites:
Color - Maize and Blue
Restaurants - Apex Wings, Acme Pizza, Big Mike's BBQ
Stores - Amazon, Dick's Sporting Goods, Lowes 
Books - Endzone, The Hobbit, Where the Red Fern Grows
Authors-  Patricia Polacco, Wilson Rawls, Jerry Spinelli
Movie- Lord of the Rings trilogy, MCU movies, Up
Food- BBQ Wings, Pizza, 
Things I collect: Rug burns when I wrestle my kids