Mr. Kickhaefer is in his 6th year as an English/Speech/Theatre instructor at HP. Previously, he was Artistic Director of The Historic Columbian Theatre in Wamego, Kansas, and before that he was head of the theatre department at Topeka High School. A graduate of Emporia State University, and a "good old Kansas farm boy," Mr. K. lives in Topeka with his wife, Glynis (an elementary school teacher and actress), and his two sons, Garyn and Levi. An avid cyclist, Kickhaefer's taken solo rides from Topeka to both Taos, New Mexico and Boulder, Colorado.