Powers, Jennifer / More About Mrs. Powers

~Mrs. Jennifer Powers~

Hey, Kiddos! Come read a little bit about me!

This is me in kindergarten.
I had a great teacher!
I loved school!

Well, first I was born but that was a long time ago - I almost can't remember! My mom (world's greatest mom!) says I was born in 1965 and that I was a very good baby and only pulled all the toilet paper off the roll about a hundred times. We lived in Stockton, California for awhile and then we moved to Western Springs, Illinois. My big brother's name is Scott. He used to pick on me a bit but now he is very nice. He's a sargeant in the Montana Highway Patrol.

Jennifer Bennett Powers
I got older.
It happens to everyone.

In 1983, I headed to the University of Arizona - my parents used to go to school there plus I like hot weather. Tucson is great! I worked at the Tucson Racquet Club and at Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott. While I was in college I figured out that grown-ups are fine and dandy but kids are ever so much more fun! That's when I decided to become a teacher. I really love working with kids - they're a lot of fun! I'm pretty sure I was born to be a K teacher!

That's my husband,
Mr. Powers, and me.
He worked at the UofA.

Over the years, I was able to work at lots of different schools and I liked all of them. I bet you can guess which school is my favorite! Walker! My first teaching job was in kindergarten at Harrelson in 1989, then I taught 3rd grade at Rio Vista, then 2nd grade at Keeling, and then 2nd Grade at Walker. That's when I decided that what I really wanted to be was a kindergarten teacher. That was in 1994 - the same year I got married to Mr. Powers!

This is my family in 2015.
Nick was Class Speaker at his CDO graduation.

Now I have my own family My son, Nick, was born in 1996. He is funny, nice, smart, and quite handsome... if I do say so myself! He likes science and facts of any kind. He has a degree in neuroscience from the U of A. Merry was born in 2001, and she is funny, nice, smart, and beautiful... don't you agree?! She likes animals, reading, and piano. Merry is going to NAU. Mr. Powers retired from the U of A so he is a Wildcat. I have a wonderful family and a wonderful job. I'm pretty lucky, aren't I?!