Mr. Dan Forcelle is a new teacher at Owatonna High School. This is his eighth year teaching. Forcelle moved to Owatonna from Waterville, Minnesota. Forcelle will be teaching Industrial Technology, which consists of welding and machining. 

He grew up in Faribault and continued his education at Minnesota State, Mankato; he finished at Saint Cloud State University with a degree in Technology Education. Mr. Forcelle said, “I enjoyed it so much, and then our economy kind of went downhill so I went a different direction for a little bit and then finally came back to it.” 

Forcelle coming in as a new teacher, also came with many things he has to get used to and many struggles. Such as, setting up his room and equipment. Forcelle said, “It’s been hard to accomplish what we need to with your equipment not hooked up yet.” Although everything is not going so smoothly to start off the year, Forcelle still manages to make class fun and engaging. Senior Ethan Hoff said, “We haven’t been able to do much since stuff is not here, but he keeps us preoccupied. He just makes it fun, doesn’t bombard you with work and keeps you busy.” 

Although class is not able to be run as normal, Forcelle makes sure his students are still learning and getting work done. Forcelle is enjoying his time at the new school and Owatonna, he likes how much the community seems to be very involved in education. 

One of the main reasons for Forcelle becoming a teacher is credited to his woodshop teacher in high school, as he really enjoyed the class he taught. Forcelle found his appreciation for education from his family. He and his family grew up on a farm where education and hard work was valued. In his free time Forcelle enjoys farming and playing basketball. He looks forward to teaching at OHS and using the new equipment. Students can find Forcelle in room 137.