ASU graduate Jane Winkle teaches Chem. Physics and AVID. Winkle is also the sponsor of key club.

“[One of my favorite parts of high school was] having a bunch of good friends who I am still friends with today,” Winkle said.

Winkle went to Tempe High School. Other than making good friends, Winkle enjoyed intramurals. Intramurals were after school activities and games such as baseball and basketball. Students who did not make it into the actual sport teams could be in the intramurals so they could play the game and be apart of a team.

“My father was a principal. Since I was a kid, I would learn what he was teaching others and how to do the work. He would put me in a class and make me watch over the students. It felt good doing that. Since he had me doing this since I was younger, I thought that I should continue doing this,” Winkle said.

Before Winkle wanted to be a teacher, she wanted to have her own business. She wanted to create her own invention and sell the product. In addition, she wanted to be able to design and make new things.

“She cares deeply about the community. She is generous and she does not need anything in return in order to give back,” freshman Amy Rodriguez said.

Winkle graduated from Arizona State University. During college, Winkle joined an organization that worked with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. The organization would do community service for Tempe.

“Working with this organization was when I first started to enjoy doing community service,” Winkle said.

Winkle’s favorite part about going to ASU was the classes she took and the professors. The most challenging task Winkle had was balancing work and school.

“My favorite part about teaching is the kids that I teach and interact with,” Winkle said.

Outside of school, Winkle likes to read books, especially non-fiction and she enjoys watching Disney movies. Additionally, she likes to travel and go see her children in California.

“I love how she is compassionate, sweet, and caring for her students and treats us like adults and not like kids. She takes us seriously,” freshman Marlena Whitehair said.

Advice Winkle has for her students are to work hard and be respectful of others.

“I look up to the new teachers who come in with passion and hunger to teach because we all need to have someone who is excited to teach others. Also, you get to learn something from them,” Winkle said.