Mrs Jessie Santala

Teacher – Colorado History, Dance, General Literature & Composition, & Ancient World History 6/7

2011 – present: high school & middle school teacher, JECS
2011 – present: girls varsity volleyball coach, JECS
2012 – present: Youth Ministry, Wheatfield Fellowship
2003 – 2008: Youth Ministry, Genesis United Methodist Church
Other coaching experience: 8 years coaching C.A.R.A. swim team, City of Aurora; 2 years coaching middle school and high school volleyball in the Eaton School District
Colorado Teacher’s License
Master of Liberal Studies in Creative Writing, University of Denver
Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Secondary Education, University of Northern Colorado

Jessie is a JE grad who loved everything around here so much, she came back to teach. She and her husband Mike are very dedicated to our students through mentoring, coaching, and teaching.  She became a teacher because long-term JE teacher Jim Sawyer inspired her while she was a student here, and she wanted to become a teacher like him. Her prayer for our students is that they would fall in love with Jesus, come to a true understanding of His great faithfulness, and have the courage to be obedient to His prompting. When Miss Jessie is not at JE she enjoys Starbucks, reading, basketball, and dating her husband.