My biggest success was having a student write this about me and submit it to several contests and publications. He really made my year! Here is what he had to say about me:

Ms. Jorgensen, my first hour Advanced Composition teacher, has more personality, wit, and charisma than all 2,400 Arrowhead High School adolescents put together. With sweaty palms, awkward smiles, and nervous laughs, I trudged to my first day of class. But little did I know, every time I walked to class for the next semester, I would have a smile on my face. I came in slowly and apprehensively sat in my chair. She started to talk about the course and the things we would be completing. It seemed like the typical first day of school. But she was not typical. She was excited about the course; that interested me. She never just went through the motions, like some of my teachers do. Ms. Jorgensen always finds a way to tie our conversations back to class. It gives our work a sense of reality. It makes me listen as if her voice physically grabs me and makes me pay attention. Not only can I say she is my funny, caring, and thoughtful teacher—but I can say she’s my friend. Specifically, when walking to the computer lab, I seldom walk with classmates. I find myself talking and laughing down the halls with a teacher! Also, I know she genuinely cares about me. Each class she asks me how I am, or what happened over the weekend. This usually leads to laughter and storytelling, which is the perfect way to start off a stressful day of school. Now, with only 18 weeks left of my high school career, I couldn’t imagine the year without Ms. Jorgensen. She has broken the all too familiar wall between teachers and students, the barrier between school and fun, and the restraint between a teacher and a friend. When I leave Arrowhead Union High School, I am proud to say I was taught by Ms. Jorgensen: My teacher. My mentor. My friend.