Born in Topeka, Kansas, Brian Lutes was raised with a younger brother. When Brian was three, his folks moved the family to Eugene, Oregon. Brian absolutely loved sports and the great outdoors all through his growing up years. The main focus in sports was football and track when he entered middle school. All throughout those years and into high school, Brian excelled at both sports. As a freshman and again as a senior, Brian had to have reconstructive surgery on his shoulder as a result of sports injuries. It was devastating for Brian to not be able to play college football as a result of the two surgeries. He counts this as one of the biggest heartaches he has faced. Brian attended Western Oregon Univ. and earned his Bachelor's degree in Education. Eventually he earned his Master's degree of Curriculum and Instruction from Portland State Univ. by attending night school and taking summer classes. One of the joys in Brian's life during this time was riding his Harley motorcycle. The freedom of the open road and being outdoors was hard to turn down. When the opportunity to ride was there, Brian took it. Brian came to Corbett after going to the job fair and seeing Larry Swanson, his previous 5th grade teacher! Larry said he was currently teaching 5th grade at Corbett and was going to bump up to the high school level of teaching. Corbett was looking for a new 5th grade teacher! Funny side note, my son was going to be entering 5th grade at the time and Mr. Lutes became his teacher! On July 7, 2007 Brian was on a camping trip with friends when he was introduced to his wife, Audrey. He was immediately attracted to her green eyes and "zest" for life. They married one year later on July 8, 2008 at 8 pm. Fast forward to April 29, 2011. Audrey gave birth to twin girls. Jocelyn and Annika are the joys of their lives and Brian is still surprised that they had twins since there are no records of twins in his family or Audrey's! Currently they are living in Tigard where Audrey is a dental hygentist. Their goal is to move to Corbett one day soon. More than anything, they want to raise their girls in the "great outdoors" that Corbett offers. Things have changed a bit since the girl's were born. The Harley does not nearly get the attention it once did. Brian said he feels that his focus and energies are on his three girls and he wants to make sure they are his priority! As the girls get older, he says then he will go back to riding more often. Right now he is busy with teaching, and taking the girls to gymnastics and swimming when he isn't making the long commute to Corbett. Brian moved to the Corbett Middle School in 2008 to teach and says it has been a great fit. He says it is fun to remember being that age and he really appreciates his students, saying that he is defintely NEVER bored! :)
