Paul Bonner, an art teacher and the wrestling coach for Manitou Springs High School, has been teaching for 30 years, and has been at MSHS for 13 years. As an art teacher, he teaches drawing, digital photo, and ceramics classes. He has been the MSHS wrestling coach for all thirteen years that he has been at the school and even helps with the middle school wrestling program.
Bonner loves art and sports and knew he wanted to pursue them from the very beginning of his career. “Originally, I knew I wanted to do something with art, and I went to college, and I did a double major. I majored in fine art, and then I majored in sports and exercise management with a minor in coaching,” Bonner said. “I was following my passions and kind of led me to what I do now: teaching, art and coaching.”
He loves art and he loved his art teachers that he had during his art classes in school. “I really enjoy the process of making art, I enjoy sharing my passion with others and I’ve had some pretty good art teachers along the way who influenced me as well; so part of me wants to pay it forward,” he said…