Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer

Mrs. Marthea Jackson is a math teacher at Springville Junior High, as well as a friend to her fellow faculty members and the students she has taught in the past.

Mrs. Jackson started her teaching career at Springville Junior High fourteen years ago and has loved every minute of teaching. “I love how everyday is different; the experiences we have everyday in class, watching a kid be so happy that they did well on a math test when they didn’t think they would.”

Mrs. Jackson never thought she would be a math teacher until she got into college. “I took a class about education, and both my parents were teachers. I got hooked.”

Tyler Bartholomew, a seventh grade student of Mrs. Jackson’s, described her as “awesomely awesome.”  He went on to say, “I love playing math games in her class.”

After fourteen years of teaching here, Mrs. Jackson has not gotten tired of teaching math. “I feel so old. Students I had when I first started teaching are now married with kids of their own. Crazy!  I love my job. I love the interaction with the kids and being able to teach them more than just math. It’s hard being a teenager, and it’s nice to help students realize how smart they really are,” Mrs. Jackson explained.

Kara Dunn
Staff Writer

After a year of sweat, blood, and tears, this school year is beginning to wrap up. That means end of year testing. Most students groan at the thought of taking end of year testing. Autumn Hathaway, your average student at Springville Junior High, said, “I think that it’s boring, but it’s also necessary for us to do.”

Mrs. Marthea Jackson, a math teacher at Springville Junior High explained the way that the state has set up testing. “Each class has a State Core that the state has set up. It’s basically what each class has to know for end of year testing. The tests are written around the State Core.”

In preparation for testing, students are encouraged to get lots of sleep, have a healthy breakfast, not to stress, and most importantly, to take your time and not to rush. This isn’t a final grade. It’s an overview on how you have done this year.

Mrs. Jackson went on to explain that the State Testing isn’t meant to scare you, but to check up on yourself and as long as you have tried your best, you have succeeded.

This year we are starting a new system for testing. Mr. Shaun Blakey, the counselor in charge of end of year testing, explained, “This is now a computer-based test, so the first day or so will be more of a learning how to use the system, day.” As part of the new system, the results will also be faster. “We will hopefully be able to get our results a lot sooner than before,” Mrs. Jackson said hopefully.

Mrs. Jackson answers a student’s question during math.

Kara Dunn
SJHS Staff Writer

Springville Junior High is full of amazing teachers and faculty. Math students are most privileged to have Mrs. Marthea Jackson as one of our many amazing teachers.

Mrs. Jackson started her teaching career thirteen years ago here at Springville Junior High. When asked why she wanted to teach math, she said “I’ve always loved math, I felt like I could help kids learn to love it too.”

But why junior high students, you may ask? Mrs. Jackson went on to say, “I love how it’s different every day. You never know what’s going to happen. Also, kids at this age are still deciding if they like math or not. If I can convince even one kid that they are smart enough to continue to learn and love math, then I have done my job. We also have lots of fun too.”

Maddy Alishpach, one of Mrs. Jackson’s many students, says this about learning from Mrs. Jackson, “Mrs. Jackson teaches well and makes sure that everyone understands what she’s teaching.”

Samantha Child, another one of Mrs. Jackson’s students said, “Mrs.  Jackson is nice, funny, and amazing. She gives us lots of time to work on our homework and doesn’t give us a ton of homework”

Many students have the opportunity to learn from such an amazing teacher.