Gary Wirtz

58-138 Mamao Street, Haleiwa Hawaii 96712

808-542-2510
gwirtz@hawaii.edu
Objective
A full time Social Studies teacher at Waialua High & Intermediate School.
Teaching Experience
Baseball Coach for Waialua High & Intermediate
Junior Varsity, Little League January 2012-Present
• Coached players in techniques and skills of the game of baseball
• Taught players the importance of good sportsmanship
Football Coach for Waialua High & Intermediate School, Pop Warner August 2015-Present
• Coached players in techniques and skills of the game of football
• Taught players the importance of good sportsmanship
Student Teaching
• Waialua High & Intermediate, 12th grade, Sociology January 2020-Present
• Waialua High & Intermediate, 8th grade, United States History. August 2019-December
2019
• Kapolei Middle School, 8th grade, United States History January 2019-May
2019
• Ewa Makai Middle School, 7th grade, Hawaiian History August 2018-December
2018
• Sunset Beach Elementary School, Hawaii October 2017
Sunday School Teacher at North Shore Christian Fellowship March 2013-May 2017
Professional Experience
Sergeant First Class in the United States Army March 2000-March
2012
• Member of 3rd Special Forces Group
• In charge of over 1.3 million dollars of communications equipment
• Trained U.S. and indigenous forces for combat operations
• Trained and assessed foreign military forces as a United States Army Special Forces
member
• Led combat operations with U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan
Education
University of Hawaii, West Oahu, Kapolei, Hawaii. Expected May 2020
• Currently in the Bachelor of Education, Secondary education, focus Social Studies
Leeward Community College, Pearl City, Hawaii Graduated August 2018
• Graduated with an Associate of Arts in Teaching Degree Program with Honors
• Graduated with an Associate in Liberal Arts with Honors
Honors/Skills/Awards
• Active member of Phi Theta Kappa
• Awarded two Bronze Star medals for actions conducted while deployed in combat
References
Jasmine Ortogero, MEd, Social Studies, PAAC Teacher, Piano
Waialua High & Intermediate School, 67-160 Farrington Hwy. Waialua, HI 96791, 808 307-
2400, jasmine.ortogero@k12.hi.us
Cathy Kanoelani Ikeda, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Education Division, Middle-level/Secondary
Education
University of Hawaiʻi - West Oʻahu, 91-1001 Farrington Highway, D134, Kapolei, HI 96707
808-689-2488, cathyi@hawaii.edu

Neal Okamoto, Vice Principal at Waialua High & Intermediate.

Waialua High & Intermediate School, 67-160 Farrington Hwy. Waialua, HI 96791, 808 307-
2400, neal.okamoto@k12.hi.us