Three Minutes With Scott Smith

Published 3:34 pm Monday, March 22, 2021

Educator and author

When and why did you move to Hermiston?

I moved to the area in 1979 to teach in Umatilla, then to Hermiston in 1985 and continued to teach in Umatilla until 2008. I then started teaching for Eastern Oregon University at Blue Mountain Community College in the teacher preparation program retiring in 2017.

Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?

Kobe Hibachi Sushi in Cornerstone Court.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

My wife and I enjoy traveling and camping.

What surprises you about Hermiston?

How much Hermiston has grown in the last 40 years.

What was the last book you read?

“Faith After Doubt” by Brian McLaren

What website or app do you use most other than Facebook?

Amazon

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

I would like to go back and spend more time in Israel.

What is the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you?

Teaching kindergarten art. The students were creating an art project and I had brought feather boas for them to use the feathers on their projects. No feathers made it onto their projects and there were no feathers on the boas, just a string! There were colored feathers floating all over the room and on the floor. When they kicked them those feathers went everywhere. We found feathers for months.

What is one of your goals for the next 12 months?

To be able to travel again and finish my next book I’m writing.

What is your proudest accomplishment?

Thirty six years of marriage, seeing my daughters become successful and enjoying their families along with the completion of my Doctorate in Education.