Hello my name is Mr. Nagano, I will be your physical education teacher for the 2020-2021 school year.  I look forward to getting to know you throughout the year. I was born and raised in the South Bay and have lived here my whole life, excluding a year I lived in Hawaii. I graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a bachelor’s degree in physical education.  A year later I obtained my single subject teaching credential from Long Beach as well.  My prior educational institutions include El Camino Community College and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

          Soccer is a huge part of my life; I began at the age of five and stopped playing competitively at the age of twenty-one.  I started with AYSO and at the age of eleven I joined Palos Verdes Soccer Club (PVSC) where I played until the age of seventeen.  My senior year of high school I played for the Los Angeles Galaxy Academy U-18 team and went on to play at El Camino Community College prior to ending my competitive career.  The game has taught me many life lesson and connected me with many people throughout my time playing.  I am more than willing to help answer any soccer questions you may have.

         In my spare time, I love to surf, spend time with friends, and travel.  I try to spend as much time outdoors as I can.  Being active and eating a healthy clean diet are two things that are very important to me.  As your teacher, I can tell you my classes will be fun and educational as long as there is a mutual respect not only between you and I, but you and your other classmates as well.  I hope we can all have a great school year together.

-Mr. Nagano