• Welcome to Coach Baker's Web Page

    Teacher's Name:  Troy Baker

    Classroom Location:  Gym 

    School Email Address: tbaker@henry.k12.ga.us

    Subjects I Teach:  Health and Physical Education

    School's Number:  470-615-3460

    (Please call during my planning time listed below.)

     
     
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     Welcome Message:

    Welcome to our Health and PE classes. I am excited to be entering my 29th year as a teacher here in Henry County. Of those, nearly all have been right here at McDonough Middle (formerly Henry County Middle). 
     
    My coaching resume lists 24 years at Henry High, Henry Middle and now McDonough High. Included are 15 years of baseball experience at Henry County High School, 20 years of football at Henry High and Henry Middle as well as 6 years serving as athletic director at Henry Middle. Currently, I am in my second year of coaching Boys and Girls Tennis at McDonough High. I was blessed to serve as head coach of the 2005 Henry High baseball team that won our county's first public school state championship in that sport.
     
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    I was also fortunate to have the 2009/2010 back-to-back MMSAL champions in football. Among the countless outstanding student-athletes I've been privileged to coach during my tenure include current Chicago Cub, Jason Heyward, as well as current New York Giant, Dalvin Tomlinson.
      
    A native of McDonough and a 1986 alum of ELCA, I have a Bachelors in Health / PE from Brewton Parker College in Mt. Vernon, GA, where I attended on a baseball scholarship. I also have a Masters in Education from Walden University. I live in Atlanta with my wife, Angel, who is also a teacher, as well as my three awesome children Brett, Lauren, and Ashton.
     
    My interests include running and watching pretty much all sports. I'm a die-hard fan of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (THWG!), the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
     
    Currently, we are assisting our students as they develop their very own 'personalized fitness plans' (PFP's).  These "learners" engage in either individualized workouts or via various team sport options in class. In our health classes during the Fall, we focus on all learners developing a strategy for growing mentally, physically, socially, and emotionally through various Health topics.
     
    I look forward to another great year as well as working with all of our wonderful students here at McDonough Middle. I hope that you will embrace the opportunity to invest in ALL of the them and support our current nest of "Warhawks" in their endeavors and dreams!
     
     
    Sincerely,
     
     
    Coach Troy Baker 
     
     
    TroyAshton
     
    Remote Daily Schedule: (Subject to change once we return to the building)
    8:15 - 8:50 Planning / Parent contacts welcome!!
    9:00 - 10:20 Assisting 8th Grade's Mr. Shellnut
    10:30 - 11:30 8th Grade Connections (BLACK - M/TH) (GOLD T/FR)
    1:00 - 2:00 7th Grade Connections (BLACK - M/TH) (GOLD T/FR)
    2:00 - 2:30 Planning
    2:30 - 3:30 6th Grade Connections (BLACK - M/TH) (GOLD T/FR)
    3:30 - 4:15 Collaboration with McDonough High Peers
     
    NOTE: (ALL PE classes will meet at one Google Meet link) To access the link, you MUST be signed in to your Google account associated with school. Go to your launchpad, click on the Google Meet link. Select "join meeting" and in the search bar, enter the code mmspe      
     
    See you there!
     
    WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS SCHEDULE
    2:00 to 2:50 Club 1
    3:00 to 3:50 Club 2
     
     
    Helpful resources. 
     
     
    Rules of Flag Football: http://www.usffa.org/rulebook.htm
     
    Rules of Four Square: http://www.squarefour.org/rules
     
    Rules of Basketball: http://www.nfhs.org/basketball/
     
    Rules of Soccer: http://www.nfhs.org/soccer/
     
    Rules of Softball:  http://www.nfhs.org/Softball/
     
    Rules of Volleyball: http://www.nfhs.org/Volleyball/
     
     
    McDonough Middle School Mission
    MMS is on an ambitious pursuit of becoming the fastest improving and highest achieving school in the metro Atlanta region while prioritizing and being known for learner connectivity and belief in learner capability 
     
    McDonough Middle School Vision
    MMS will equitably advance an exceptional learning experience that promotes powerful learning and purposeful living
     
    McDonough Middle School Beliefs
    We believe in our learners, and they deserve an exceptional learning experience!