About the Teacher

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 "I've been
 teaching since..."
 2001 
 "I've been at
 ARIS since..."
 2018
Classes Taught
  • 8th grade Physical Science

  • Science Olympics
  • Bio-Ethics
Credentials
  • Single Subject California Credential
  • BCLAD (Bilingual Crosscultural, Language,
    and Academic Development)
   
Education
 University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Science,
Biological Sciences (major)
Philosophy (minor)

UC Irvine Anteaters

          
 California State University, Long Beach
           
Master of Science,
Secondary Science Education w/ Honors
Outstanding Thesis of the Year Award

Long Beach State 49ers

   
Family
Varela Family 

Mr. Varela with Mrs. Varela and 4 kids:
Daniel, Katie, Aidan, and Ralphy (left to right)

   
Pets
  • 2 orange tabby cats, Peaches and Cream

     Peaches and Cream

   
Favorite
Sports Teams
     
 Go Halos!   Go Clipps!
Angels  Clippers
 Go Ducks! Bolt Up!
 Ducks Chargers 
     
   
Favorite
Music Artists
           
     
Red Hot Chili Peppers     Dierks Bentley
 Red Hot Chili Peppers     Dierks Bentley
     
Led Zeppelin    Aerosmith 
 Led Zeppelin     Aerosmith 
     
   
Favorite
Books
           
The Outsiders   Unbroken
 "The Outsiders"
by S.E. Hinton
   "Unbroken"
by Laura Hillenbrand
     
Jurassic Park   Watchmen
 "Jurassic Park"
by Michael Crichton

  "Watchmen"
by Alan Moore
& Dave Gibbons
     
   
Favorite
Scientists
             
Rosaling Franklin   Nikola Tesla
Rosalind
Franklin
  Nikola
Tesla
     
Lewis Howard Latimer   Ellen Ochoa
Lewis Howard
Latimer
  Ellen
Ochoa
   
Favorite
Quotes

"A person who never made a mistake
never tried anything new."
~ Albert Einstein

"The philosophy of the school room in
one generation will be the philosophy
of government in the next."
~ Abraham Lincoln

"A child miseducated is a child lost."
~ John F. Kennedy

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is,
'What are you doing for others?' "
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

   
Hobbies            
Lake Havasu
Relaxing at Lake Havasu.
 
Concerts
Going to concerts and music festivals.
 
Philadelphia Madrid 
Hawaii Washington, DC 
Traveling!