he transferred a few times in college but ended up at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. She majored in Health and Physical Education with a focus in coaching, along with some minors. She changed her major a few times much to the dissatisfaction of her parents. But she ended up following in her Grandmother’s footsteps as she was a teacher in Mason City, Iowa. My Grandma Kiecker was a K-12 teacher, principal, custodian near Mason City, Iowa. She kind of did it all. She loved teaching and making a difference.”
She teaches PK-2nd and High School P.E. at the MMCRU Royals building in Marcus, where she also coaches basketball. Her favorite part about teaching is working with young people and seeing them grow over the years: ¨Every single child is a success story and I have been impacted by so many of them.” She has taught Pre-K through college, so she has a good understanding of all levels and considers it quite a blessing to have coached and taught division I, II, III, and
NAIA, along with high school, middle, and elementary. She loves to hear from students down the road in life and seeing themmaking an impact in the world through every day job imaginable. She offers advice to students such as “Life is not about what you get but about what you give.” Both of my grandparents instilled that in all of us. My Grandmothers both went through immense adversity and they used to say “bitter or better? You always have a choice when faced with unfortunate circumstances. One is to be bitter and that doesn’t change anything and the other is to be better exemplifying being a difference maker. Bitter or Better and I pray you always choose better.” She also wants her students to step out of their comfort zones and talk to people by utilizing your accessesses opportunities and sources. She always says “the world is easier with who you know vs what you know. She wants her students to work hard even when no one is watching. Her dad once told her, ”No one ever drowns in sweat.¨ Another piece of advice is she wants students to get involved in activities. Always find opportunities around the schoolsuch as joining a club, volunteer or community service hours, get access to the gym, etc., because it is all there. Try everything the high school offers, because she taught in the largest highschool in Minnesota and most students were not in anything because it was too big. She wishes for us to not take things for granted with a small school. She also wants students’ mindsets to be positive. Her words are, “You are truly a gift to this world no matter what anyone tells you. You are an original in over 8 billion people on this planet. The only person to compare yourself to is who you were yesterday”