Introducing… THE NEW TEACHERS!

Here at SJHS we have some new teachers that we are excited to learn about. For some of them, this is their first teaching job, others have been doing it for years. Either way we are excited to have them in our school.

This school year we had some teachers retire, or just move to a different school, although we are sad to have them leave, we are also excited to have new teachers that we can get to know!

The first teacher interviewed was Mrs. Edenfield. Mrs. Edenfield said, “I really like teaching at Springville Jr. High. The teachers are very nice and have been so friendly. I have enjoyed getting to know them. My 7th grade English teaching team is awesome and we work really well together to create lessons that the students will enjoy. I have also been really impressed with the students here. They are very kind.”

She explained that she has wanted to teach English since 8th grade after reading To Kill a Mockingbird and from a really awesome English teacher. When she is not teaching she is with her family. She lives in Spanish Fork, with her husband and her two kids, a three year old little boy and a two month old baby girl. They like to be outdoors and go camping and fishing. She also likes to take naps if there is time, although she said “there usually isn’t”.

If Mrs. Edenfield wasn’t a teacher she explained that she would try to be a celebrity stylist and also do beauty and try to live in New York or California.

Her previous teaching job was at Mapleton Jr. High. She said that our school is newer but Mapleton doesn’t offer as many English electives as we do. She explained that there are more similarities than differences.

We are excited to have Mrs. Edenfield teaching at our school and we wish her good luck!

Another teacher is Mr. Jackman. He is also a new 7th Grade English teacher. Mr. Jackman explained how he likes the school by saying, “I think everyone has been really welcoming and the faculty is really nice.” Mr. Jackman said that he wanted to teach English after High School. He likes watching T.V., listening to music, and spending time with friends. If Mr. Jackman was not a teacher he explained, “Anything being made into a movie, a T.V. show or music they would send to me first and I would say ‘you need to change this or this’.” And this is his FIRST TEACHING JOB! We are so happy to have him in our school and we are excited to get to know him better.

Mr. Taylor is our new Orchestra Teacher and replaced Dr. Tsugawa. Although we are sad to have Dr. Tsugawa leave, we are excited to know our new Orchestra teacher. Mr. Taylor said that he does like the school because he likes the people he works with and he loves the students here. He has also wanted to teach Orchestra since High School. When he is not teaching he likes to watch College football, play with his kids, and go on dates with his wife. “I’d probably be a performer in an Orchestra, Jazz Band or Jazz Ensemble.” said Mr. Taylor if he was not an Orchestra teacher. This is not Mr. Taylor’s first teaching job, before Springville Jr. High we taught at Heritage Academy, and explained that the school was a lot smaller and said that there were 600 students total from grade 7-12.

We are all excited to meet and learn about these new teachers and we are excited to have them for years to come.