A Bit About Me...

Hello! My name is Jessica.  I am currently a student at Utah State University-studying Family and Consumer Sciences.  I have discovered that my excitement for FACS grows more and more with each new experience I have in it.  I am really passionate about this area of education and am excited to one day have a career in the education system teaching the classes I love. I am usually pretty easy-going, but not much of a risk taker.  I love watching movies, and am a Psych guru.  I enjoy spending time with the people who mean the most in my life, my family and friends.

I always found the Family and Consumer Sciences classes enjoyable, but it was when I got to high school that I discovered the greatness of FACS.  I was able to become very involved in my school's classes and FACS clubs, as well a Sterling Scholar in Family and Consumer Sciences State Finalist (Sterling Scholar is a Utah thing...if you are from out of state, don't worry about it.)  I enjoyed every minute of this high school experience. Another factor that led me to my current field of study is the teachers that I had at good ol' Payson High.  These teachers were always so devoted to the content and their students.  It is my hope that throughout my career I can influence and inspire students as deeply as my teachers did for me.

For me, FACS is so much more than cooking and sewing. Everything that is taught in FACS classes can be directly applied to living a happy life.  Everyone eats, so everyone needs to know about nutrition and food preparation.  Likewise everyone needs to wear clothes, manage finances, be able to interact with people, and now days majority of people have children that need to be taught.  Family and Consumer Sciences teaches all of these things and more.  This is why Family and Consumer Sciences truly are the FACS for LIFE!