Mr. Mollinga is teaching a grade 4/5 class this year. It is his 23rd year at Sunset Elementary School. He has taught almost every age group in one way or another. Mr. Mollinga very much enjoys both the school's atmosphere and the people of Port McNeill. Included in this is the view from his classroom, which is absolutely spectacular. People often wonder how students can concentrate when they have a view of the Coastal Mountains, waterways, towns, ships, planes and children playing on the playground.

Mr. Mollinga graduated from NISS (North Island Secondary School) in 1982 here in Port McNeill. After graduating from NISS, he attended both VIU (Vancouver Island University) and WWU (Western Washington University) for music and graduated from the Education Department at SFU (Simon Fraser University). Like all teachers, he has participated in many workshops and has spoken on topics such as web site designing and blogging.

In Mr. Mollinga's spare time (if there is such a thing for teachers) he freelances as a bass guitar player in a wide variety of music groups. Fortunately he's had the opportunity to play in some wonderful places with many different professional musicians. He also plays the piano, acoustic guitar, and numerous other instruments. He also copies out sheet music for musicians so they can read the music. Other interests include photography, web site designing, biking and traveling. Here's Mr. Mollinga Bungy Jumping on YouTube. And for bass players, check out the Bass Charts page.

Here is an article from the Vancouver Sun about this web site: "Community Spirit" and another one the North Island Gazette wrote: "Top of the Class in Web Site Design" . Check out the sign he made too.