#Walz’s love of #history was infectious in the classroom where he would host “Jeopardy!”tournaments & invite other teachers to #debate current events.

“Sometimes he would remind me of the Chris Farley character Matt Foley from SNL. Our school didn’t have AC, & he would get all sweaty & really #passionate about whatever he was talking about.…his shirt would get disheveled, but the passion would transfer over to us” says Blake Frink, who became a geography #teacher bc he had been in Walz’s class.