Kindness and Wisdom: Driving Forces for JHS’ New English Teacher
By: Andrew Welch
I am journalism student Andrew Welch and I got to interview Miss Kreienheder. Miss Kreienheder is the new English teacher at Julesburg High School. Most of us call her Miss K because as she says, her name “just has too many letters.” I am so glad I got to interview her because I learned lots of things I wouldn’t have known otherwise. For example, before moving here, Miss K lived near St. Louis, Missouri.
In high school she played soccer but she stopped in college. In college, Miss K “was a radio DJ, which was super fun, and what I consider the coolest thing about myself because I played music on the airwaves. And so that was really fun. And during my time as a radio DJ, I was also a manager at the station, and I was in charge of the entire news team.” This fits in perfectly with her role as the journalism teacher here.
Miss K always wanted to teach even when she was a child. She told me that a lot of her inspiration to teach came from her aunts and uncle on the East Coast who were all teachers. She said her aunt taught in a small town where students she taught a decade ago would see her in town and say hi. And she said her uncle was the smartest person she’s ever known. So when she started thinking about her future job, she said: “ I think in my little kid brain, I saw all the kindness and the impact that my aunt had, and I saw the wisdom that my uncle had, and to me, it just made sense that to be anything like them, I could also have the same career.” Miss K went to Truman State University for her undergraduate and graduate degrees and then she applied to Julesburg High School on March 23, 2021. Miss K sent in an application and Mr. Renquist called her the very next day. Then she traveled to Julesburg for her interview on April 6, 2021.
One of Miss K’s biggest ambitions in life is becoming the best teacher she can be, but she also said that “outside of that, I'd love to learn how to rock climb. I have hiked to the top of 13 different fourteeners, so I'd like to increase that number, I'd like to do more backpacking, travel more, and I'd like to get more writing published.”
Miss K loves teaching and says that the best part of teaching for her is the students: “I don't know that you could do all of the work that is entailed in teaching if you didn't love the students and love getting the opportunity to get to know the youth of America.”
When I asked her about her teaching philosophy, I also got to learn about her favorite quote. She said: “I don't know if this counts as teaching philosophy, but my favorite quote in the world, which is actually tattooed on me, says that ‘you can't make up your mind about history and the rest of the world, unless you stock your mind, stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and nothing in the world can interfere with it.’ And maybe that's not a teaching philosophy, but to me what that means is that the education that you are provided and that you seek for yourself is the most valuable thing that you can have in this world. And so when it comes to teaching, it is important to me that students understand all the different aspects of English that I have to teach, but it's also just important to me that they are learning in general, and that they have the skills they need to continue learning when they leave my classroom.”
I think that Miss Kreienheder was a really fun person to interview. She had a lot of really cool information. If I could, I would interview her again.
Yearbook/Journalism students were busy last week photographing Julesburg High School events from the Veteran's Day Assembly to the Lady Cougars' games for State Volleyball in Colorado Springs. We can't wait to see the photos they captured!
Congratulations to the Class 2A State Volleyball Champions – our very own Sedgwick County Cougars!!!
During our “Space, Sun and Moon” science unit preschool is learning about the planets and stars. While learning about the Earth’s rotation we explored shadows on the playground using sidewalk chalk.
During our “Space, Sun and Moon” science unit preschool is learning about the planets and stars. While learning about the Earth’s rotation we explored shadows on the playground using sidewalk chalk.
Third graders are learning to represent division by finding the number of groups or the number in each group with information given in a word problem.
JSD Food Service Menu for the Week of November 15th-19th (Remember, no school on Monday, November 15th):
We are so thankful that my dad, John Lough, a Veteran from the Air Force, could visit and share about his experiences. The students had lots of questions, learned what the parts of his uniform represented, and why he earned medals. We then read, “The Poppy Lady” and gave each student poppies so they could spread the word always to remember those lost but not forgotten. Thank you Veterans!
THANK YOU VETERANS! We Greatly Appreciate Your Service and Sacrifice!
TODAY - We Honor and Celebrate our Veterans! Breakfast at 8 a.m. & Assembly at 9 a.m.; Julesburg High School Gymnasium!
Julesburg HS and Jr. High choir students spent the day singing in Wray with League Choir. This annual event allows students the opportunity to sing in a large choir, sing many parts and learn from a new director.
TONIGHT @ 7 p.m. Julesburg Jr./Sr. High School Students will be singing in the League Choir Concert in Wray. Check out the incredible singing talents of our students by clicking on the link below to watch their performance live tonight!
https://www.facebook.com/Wray-Athletics-106709047872995/
Mrs. Smith, our K12 College Algebra Instructor, traveled 240 miles today to meet her students on the other side of her screen! Students continue their online learning, in person today, by finding the asymptotes.
Please plan to attend tomorrow and help us honor our Military Veterans! The Entire Community Is Welcome!
Congratulations Lady Cougars! TAKE STATE!
*Pep Rally - Wednesday, November 10th @ 2 p.m. @ JHS Gym
*Team Send Off down Cedar Street in Julesburg (between 2:30-2:45 p.m.) down Main Street in Ovid (between 3:00-3:15 p.m.)
*2A Tournament Bracket: https://chsaanow.com/news/2021/11/8/2021-2a-girls-volleyball-state-tournament-bracket.aspx
*Purchase Tickets: All Session Pass (may only be purchased online) - https://gofan.co/app/events/412325?schoolId=CHSAA
*Watch Live Broadcast (only available with NFHS subscription) - https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/
Fitness Friday- Some like to walk, some like to run, one thing for sure they are having fun! Physical, social, & emotional well-being is happening at Julesburg Elementary 😋♥️
Fitness Friday- Some like to walk, some like to run, but one thing for sure is they are having fun! Physical, social, and emotional well-being at Julesburg Elementary 😋♥️
Juniors join the 7th grade Social Studies class to guide them on properly reciting the American’s Creed in preparation of honoring our Veterans. Remember to join us on Wednesday, November 10th @ 9:00 a.m. for our Veterans Day Celebration!
Students in Life Skills II work on the importance of strengthening their relationship bank accounts. In today’s exercise they make personal deposits by writing a kind, uplifting, inspirational message to each of their classmates while listening to instrumental music to set the tone!
Junior High Life Skills students learn their brain dominance by participating in four different activities.
