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BIOGRAPHY - LEO BERTELSEN

Welcome to Mr. Bertelsen's Page 

Contact Information 

School Phone: (712) 642-4140

Mr. Bertelsen's Email

Links to Other Pages:
English 10 Syllabus

Film Appreciation Syllabus

Public Speaking Syllabus

Freshman Seminar Syllabus

8th Grade Writing Syllabus

Biography

Leo Bertelsen joined the Missouri Valley High School staff in August, 2004.  He currently teaches 10th grade English, Speech, Drama and is the director of the Drama and Speech programs and sponsor of the International Thespian Society Troupe #359.


Bertelsen is a native of Missouri Valley.   He graduated from Missouri Valley High School in 1978.  He attended the University of Northern Iowa and received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Acting.  In 1988 he was accepted into the prestigious professional actor training program at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.  He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from Rutgers in May of 1991.  


Shortly after receiving his MFA he moved to New York City where he lived and worked for the next 15 years. He appeared in a number of productions in  New York City, performing in many of the classics including works by Ibsen, Shaw and Shakespeare, as well as  contemporary and original plays.


In 2001 Bertelsen was recruited by the New York City Public School System as part of a special accelerated certification program.  He took graduate level courses in education while teaching full time in an inner city school in Brooklyn for two years.

 

 
 

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