Spotlight: Mr. Hansen

Mr. Hansen is a history teacher here at SJHS. According to Mr. Hansen, he has been teaching here for 29 years, and he went to school at BYU. He studied agriculture economics and communication, and he got a master’s degree.

He chose to teach history because it is cool to study and understand concepts and ideas about society, according to Mr. Hansen. Mr. Hansen gets along with kids, according to Crew Gandolph, a ninth grade student in Mr. Hansen’s class. “He’s really interactive,” said Crew.

“He’s funny and laughs with the class,” said Tyler Maccabee, a ninth grade student at SJHS.

“I love it when someone accomplishes something and you can see them grow and develop when they didn’t think they could,” said Mr. Hansen

According to Mr. Hansen, he enjoys studying genealogy, teaching, and family history. He has five kids.