Full name: Dorie Bankston

Place of birth: Brownwood, Texas

Spouse: Boyfriend, Chase Rasmussen

College/ what for/ year graduated: Texas Tech University/Bachelor of Human Sciences/2023

Subject you teach/ Why did you choose that subject:  Family and Consumer Sciences/ I chose this subject because I wanted to teach kids how to “adult” properly and allow them to leave high school with necessary life skills to take with them to college. 

Children: none

Describe yourself in 3 words: Honest, fun, and caring

Hometown/ High School:  Burleson, Texas/ Burleson High School

Something unique about yourself: I make cute cake pops and chocolate covered treats!

Did you do any extracurricular activities in high school/ college? I played volleyball

What inspires you to teach? Being able to make a tangible difference in kids’ lives and knowing that I am helping them enrich their minds. 

Any advice to high school kids to help them along the way? Do what makes you happy, and don’t worry what anyone else thinks about it. 

Hobbies – baking and cooking

If you didn’t teach what would you want to be doing – Event coordinating

Role model as a child/adult: My mother, she has always been the most compassionate and empathetic person I have ever known. I aspire to be as kind hearted as she has been my whole life. 

Pets: 4 dogs, Opie (Corgi) Andie (Corgi) Stitch (French Bulldog) and Tex (Golden Retriever)

How long have you been teaching? 3 weeks

What school or other job did you come from?  Bartending

Why did you choose Itasca – Itasca seems like a very humble and close knit town. 

What’s your favorite food/ drink? – My favorite drink is cherry sprite zero from Sonic and my favorite food is pretty much all snacks and chocolate. I also enjoy a really good steak every now and then. 

What’s your favorite movie/book? My favorite movie is Sweet Home Alabama

What’s your favorite quote? “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change” – Wayne Dyer