This year, BSM welcomes new teacher Ms. Jennifer Bevington. She joins the senior high English department full of excitement. This semester she’s teaching English 9 and American Literature, and next semester she will teach English 9 and Creative Writing.

Graduating from Providence Academy and attending Concordia College in Moorhead, Bevington got an undergraduate degree in English and business. After college, she worked a desk job for a year while she taught orchestra part-time. She then decided to continue her education at Bethel University for her masters in teaching.

English wasn’t always her first choice, but Bevington has always wanted to be a writer; that’s what sparked the English major. “I originally didn’t want to teach English…I was originally a music major, a violin performance major, and then realized that I just liked English more,” Bevington said.

When Bevington is not in school, she loves to read and watch TV and YouTube videos. Although Bevington teaches English full-time, she still pursues her musical talents, singing for a professional choir in the Twin Cities. “It’s really fulfilling… I feel like a lot of people are involved in extracurriculars and passions outside of academics, but not a lot of people get to actually do those things as adults,” Bevington said.

Before starting at BSM, Bevington worked at Champlin Park High School for a few years, and then Chanhassen High School for the past three years. Despite coming into a new school in the middle of a pandemic, she has had a great experience at BSM so far. “Everybody has been so welcoming and supportive. My students are lovely; my coworkers are fantastic. I feel really blessed to be here,” Bevington said.