1. What is your name, which Thompson School District schools did you attend, and what year did you graduate?
Jeff Ebel, I attended Big Thompson Elementary, Walt Clark Middle School, and Mountain View High School. Graduated in 2004
2. What have you been doing since graduation, and what is your proudest accomplishment?
I went to college at Pacific Lutheran University, took two years after graduating to figure out I wanted to go into medicine. After all my medical training, I practice Sports Medicine at the Orthopaedic and Spine Center of the Rockies at our Greeley and Loveland locations. My biggest accomplishment is graduating from medical school.
3. What is your best memory of school?
My best memory from my time in Thompson School District was all the time spent with friends playing sports and winning a baseball state championship at Mountain View High School.
4. What was your biggest challenge during school?
My biggest challenge in school was fracturing my ankle senior year and missing out on football playoffs.
5. What do you know now that you wish your younger self had known?
I wish my younger self had known there are no shortcuts in life. Anything worth achieving or maintaining requires hard work, taking responsibility, and consistency. This includes relationships, your faith, your vocation, and hobbies.
6. What advice would you give to students in school now?
Life can be hard, but it’s still a gift and blessing. There is always time to change it for the better.
7. Name one person who changed your life for the better during school and how they did it.
Jason Klatt was a coach and P.E. teacher who made life fun. Challenged us to be better and grow in all aspects of our lives. He is terrible at badminton, though!
8. If you could wave a magic wand and change something about your school years, what would it be?
I would love to go back and put more time into certain relationships from my time in school. People are always worth investing in.
9. How did school prepare you for what you are doing now?
Thompson School District set the groundwork for teaching me how to learn. Whether it’s medical school or any profession, knowing how to learn is important.
10. What do you hope to accomplish in the future?
I hope to provide high-quality care for our community for years to come and continue to give back to the Thompson School District sidelines with sports coverage since it’s where my passion for sports started.