Each year, teachers on all eight Mt. Pleasant ISD campuses pick one of their own to honor as Campus Teacher of the Year. This honor means a lot because if comes from one’s own peers – the people who see you on your best days and your worst days. The people who understand what you face and do daily because they face and do the same things.
From this select group of eight teachers, members of the Mt. Pleasant-Titus County Retired School Personnel Association are charged with choosing the District Teachers of the Year.
This choice is not easy. In fact, this year, as every year, it was extremely difficult. But when the discussion was over and the votes counted, a unanimous decision had been reached. Noemi Osorino, a kindergarten teacher at Annie Sims Elementary School had been named the MPISD Elementary Teacher of the Year and Ann Jenkins, a math teacher at Mount Pleasant High School, had been named MPISD Secondary Teacher of the Year.
MPISD Secondary Teacher of the Year: Ann Jenkins
Ann Jenkins was born and raised in Pittsburg, Texas. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Tyler and her Master of Science degree from East Texas State University. She has been with Mt. Pleasant ISD for 29 years. She serves as the Department Head for Mathematics at Mt. Pleasant High School.
When asked why she became a teacher, Jenkins said, “I have never wanted to be anything else. I come from a long line of teachers.”
What does she like most about teaching? “I enjoy the students and working with them. I also enjoy having the most supportive and wonderful department – the math department at MPHS.”
She said her philosophy of teaching is expressed in a song by Whitney Houston: “I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. I try to remember that these ‘kids’ could be taking care of me some day.”
Jenkins’ husband Bobby works for Atlas Roofing Company. They have one son Braden. Their family also includes step-daughter and husband, Amber and Patrick Noble, step-son Bryce and two granddaughters Adalynn Noble and Aubrey Jenkins.