Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School

JOEY COLLINS

7th grade English Language Arts Teacher
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"I love reading and writing and creating experiences where students can learn about themselves and others!"

Hometown: Loveland, CO
Favorite Book: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

ERIC BECKER

7th grade English Language Arts Teacher
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"I became a teacher because I wanted a job where I could interact with people and not be stuck behind a desk all day."

Hometown: Cleveland Heights, OH
Favorite Book: Holes by Louis Sachar

LAUREN MILLER-SHEPLER

8th grade English Language Arts Teacher
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"I love the students at Jefferson, because they make Jefferson a family. Going to school and seeing the kids brings a smile to my face."

Hometown: Virginia
Favorite Book: Monster by Walter Dean Myers

AMANDA STEVENS

8th and 11th grade English Language Arts Teacher
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"The best part of my school days are the moments when students become the teachers they need most--for themselves and each other."

Hometown:Lakewood, CO
Favorite Book:Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

BRENDAN SCOTT

9th, 10th, and 11th grade English Language Arts Teacher
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"The best part of the school day is any time I am able to check in with my students."

Hometown: Denver, CO
Favorite Book: The Ocean At The End of The Lane by Neil Gaiman

RACHEL HAFER

10th and 12th grade English Language Arts Teacher
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"Jefferson captured my heart the moment I walked through the front door 24 years, and it has held on to it ever since."

Hometown: St. George, ME
Favorite Book: The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

CARRIE PAULSON

9th grade English Language Arts and AP Language Teacher
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"I love Jefferson because I feel like I spend each year working with my family."

Hometown: Golden, CO
Favorite Book:The Bone People by Keri Hulme

ALMA ANDREWS

English as a Second Language Teacher
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"I love spending time with the students and learn from them. I love it when I see students helping each other."

Hometown: Cuernavaca, Mexico
Favorite Book: Shackleton's Last Voyage by Alexander Macklin and Frank Wild

DEMPSEY ANDREWS

English as a Second Language Teacher
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"I absolutely love interacting with the students here in Jefferson.  Their energy and compassion send me home with a smile everyday--almost."

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Favorite Book: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

RACHEL SWARTS

English as a Second Language Teacher
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"The best part of the school day is laughing with students and staff."

Hometown:Golden Valley, MN
Favorite Book:The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

AMANDA JONES

English as a Second Language Teacher
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"The best part of a school day is when students react to a really great part of a book that we've been reading in class."

Hometown: Billings, MT
Favorite Book: Into Thin Air by John Krakauer