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Show ‘| Nothing’s Wrong with : sy A n . | na .} | A ) d poe i o ~F pcg acon she was Wasatch County School District’s Teacher of And she was shocked. | the Year a few weeks ago. ed “There are so many wonderful teachers,” Jensen says eos se rhe | a4 . 2 her peers in the district. “I feel honored that [ |can rep- ° | oe . e gees . abe | when her - Jensen embarked on her career of teaching _ resent all of those hardworking, dedicated teachers.” ; oN | | ) | ae , children were young and she was looking for a job that — would allow her to spend as much time as possible | While the glory is wonderful, Jensen is putting her POET OURS E ORE HURS eH eEReReeESe : ” . a had originally planned for. | | , : e W oO = vege where in the district. “I don’t know who nominated me,” Jensen z says of the honor. Jensen only found out : : : : 3 i777" iously awaiting the return of the students tor fhe 2000 school year. But it’s not a profession that Jensen | | of | Body OUL . ; : ek | . ; a ; a Z : know she’d be teaching at all. : | RA LT AE AD EA a { i It was that devotion to the selfless acts of wiping noses - A | ee CORIO 3 AN( fe : a PE BRN : | | | ; | oe Hors and teaching manners, in addition to nearly three ~ decades of teaching children to read, write, create and wonder that earned Jensen a nomination from some- n’t have told you she’d be teaching eight-year-olds during the new millennium. Twenty-seven years ago, Jensen, or Mrs. J. J., as her students call her, didn’t C OM é is: Twenty-seven years ago, Sharon Jordan Jensen could- | | e ae a By Jean Croasmun, Courier staff — ee her with own recent accolades aside and worrying about things like first assignment was Her children. erat ae | oe. a Year of theer ‘Teach A ay | | | Midway Elementary’s 2nd grade teacher named district’s “a _ text books and crayons and what to teach her newest Heber’s Central School-2nd grade. She transferred to batch of second graders. And while she works on her _ years Midway Elementary when it opened over twenty Ghee ae De | ; | ago. Bes as i Sogo ae Se although at one time, she was an art specialist for the a 4 -. own class, Jensen can sense the immense talent and from the other dedication Gees >. district. She thought in the past of switching grades,. around emanating her, ore ergo ay | ee | weer Re | 4 teachers in her school and the district. | AP, Pace | “It could have been any one of them,” says Jensen of but ultimately realized that it was the second graders her Teacher of the Year recognition. “I feel so hon- she loved to teach. “They build my ego everyday,” she says. | s gred that it was me.” ; ; : ne oes a ogi Second i gt te pee ee Li WASATCH COUNTY COURIER ie 3 ‘ , . . : a - . Web Savvy Developer 1 Software engineers needed for web Sener cope foe: \prusmenaeiay? Current Positions | ~ AYIP, CRIP, JavaScript, Java, HIML,. Visual eee SRNR r content production. Prefer 3-5 years experience. Extensive experience with _web protocols and languages, including, Perl, Basic, ASP, 4. CGI, C++, SQL and backend databases. Win32 and UNIX experience required. Also, familiarity with graphics, video, _sound and printing principles a plus. . - ' - £ Chief Technology Officer Senior level management position, requiring 6-10+ years of- technology management/development. _ Extensive experience with Internet and web technologies required. | _ Advertising Sales Manager Sales position, requiring 3-5+ years of _]| advertising media : ; Internet sales preferred. Knowledge and supporting é Competitive {| of : 3 Sharon Jordan Jensen prepares her classroom at Midway Elementary School, where she has taught since the school was built. : | | | ae eae no | | | . industries oe helpful. , Web experience. sales oo o : : 7 aos. compensation offered for all positions. . | fj Qualified candidates please fax resume. to | eveweseee 435-654-5433 or email jobs@ergoweb.com 3 Pas For more information on = —- ergoweb.com Se nett aciaiihitoitoes - | ErgoWeb, click 2 i —_— asa Sine Tend aeel | ErgoWeb®, Inc. Ergonomics for Every Body” a . ee ; ©1999 EreoWeb, Inc, ErgoWeb.is a registered trademark of and ~ “£rgononiies for Every Body” is a trademark of ErgoWeb, inc. ErgoWeb ae .is an equal.opportunity employer, ei RS ees dt COE Wasatch County School : District’s Teacher of the Year, Sharon Jordan Jensen, looks forward to her 27th : SE tas Seat fata year as a second grade teacher. 7 |