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Have you met Ms. Anderson, one of our teachers here at SJHS? She has taught for eighteen years, 10 in Green River, Utah and eight here in Nebo District. Ms. Anderson has always wanted to be a teacher. She said that in elementary school they drew a picture of their career, and she was a teacher.
“I like to see the excitement in students when they learn a concept they think is too hard to do, and they do it. I like interacting with youth. I learn things from my students as much as they learn things from me,” said Ms. Anderson.
Ms. Anderson grew up in Delta, Utah. She is the oldest of six children. She has five brothers! One of her brothers is a bodyguard for the Governor. Ms. Anderson said she loved to roller skate, play with barbies, and ride her bike around town with her brothers. A funny story about Ms. Anderson is, she used to sell her neighbors their own newspaper for a nickel! Also, she would wash rocks and sell them out of her front yard.
According to Ms. Anderson, she worked at Taco Time in high school until it closed, and then worked at a grocery store. In college she went back to Taco Time as an assistant manager, and in Green River she worked on a melon stand after school; she became a watermelon expert!
Ms. Anderson’s parents still live down in Delta, and all but one of her brothers are married. She has thirteen nieces and nephews for right now, and another nephew on the way! He will be here in October. She really enjoys being with her family.
“Ms. Anderson’s class is super fun! She’s a really good teacher, and she’s really enthusiastic!” said Haillie Carly, one of Ms. Anderson’s students.
“I love working with Ms. Anderson, she helps keep me sane! She is lots of fun and has a good sense of humor,” said Ms. Hamilton, a teacher at SJHS that works with Ms. Anderson.
An interesting fact about Ms. Anderson is, she was born in Honolulu, Hawaii! She also lived in Honduras and Belize for eighteen months, so she speaks some Spanish. The mascots she has had in her lifetime are, Delta Rabbit, SUU Thunderbird, Green River Pirate, and SJHS Knight!
We have enjoyed her time here and hope she stays many more years!