Jackie Hentges teaches science at Brewster Middle School. The majority of her students are low income (93%) and Hispanic (87%). She coaches Middle School volleyball and track and field. She advises the ASB, was on the school improvement team, and is on the building leadership team.
She teaches in the facilitator style with an inquiry approach allowing students to discover through investigation and practice. She believes strongly that students need to get credit for their success and facilitates while they achieve.
Jackie looks for new ways of making content relevant and engaging for her students. She seeks professional development, keeping current with trends in science education. She is a two year science fellow, NSTA member, and participant in LASER Alliance and CASTL. She has attended several AVID institutes. She received a Washington STEM grant, partnering with community stakeholders resulting in increased ASVAB scores. The RECON project gave students experiences outside the classroom, partnering with university physicists as well as schools and organizations along the west coast.
Her highest accomplishment is being a good daughter, sister, and excellent aunt. She feels going to work and contributing to the growth and development of her students and interacting with her colleagues is her next greatest achievement. She was Brewster’s Certificated Staff of the year and is honored to be nominated for Teacher of the Year.
She is a volleyball official, officiating in the state tournament 3 times. She has held office in the BEA for several years, currently as president. She is also a city council woman. She enjoys immersing herself in new cultures.
Jackie is invested in her students. She has high expectations for herself and her students. She tells her students that education opens doors, creates opportunities and forms a solid foundation for the rest of their lives.
