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Kimberly Jorgensen speaks Spanish. That is useful, as she is the new Spanish teacher at Osage Community High School. Jorgensen has come home, as she is originally from Osage. Kimberly Jorgensen Jorgensen grew up on a farm six miles south of Osage. She describes that life as idyllic. Her father also drives a bus for the school district. Her mother has served as a nurse at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage. “I love how, when you’re on the farm, you can really lean into nature,” Jorgensen said. “I love the feeling of cornfields and wildlife all around you. It was a really special childhood.” She had an older sister and a younger brother. While her sister, who is also a teacher, was three years older, her brother was almost 10 years younger. They enjoyed the age difference, and took care of their brother, who is now an accountant. “The days passed quickly because we just had fun with each other,” she said. She enjoyed playing outside with their cats and their dog. For many years her father raised hogs. Jorgensen and her sister would chase piglets and try to hold them. They tried not to think about the fact the pigs would soon go off to market. “When we were young, we really didn’t talk about what happened to them,” Jorgensen said, laughing. “But as we got older, we understood it.” Jorgensen was in 4-H, and one year she raised pigs for the Mitchell County Fair. She started in Clover Kids when she was in third grade. She kept at it until she graduated from high school. She loved preparing projects for the fair. “It taught me so many skills,” she said. “Just to be focused on something. To see something through. To be able to talk about what you had created. I looked forward to the fair each year.” When she was very young, Jorgensen was torn between being a teacher and being a social worker. Both involved serving others. In high school, she participated in cheerleading, golf and trap shooting. When Jorgensen started trap shooting, it was the first year of Osage’s team being sanctioned. She had never shot a gun before. Her friends were doing it, and they talked her into it. “I wasn’t very good as a trap shooter, but I was dedicated,” she said. “I really didn’t have any prior experience. I had a great time. I went to every practice and every meet. I showed up because I was having fun. I improved a little bit as I went along.” But her main passion was music. She was in band and choir. She started playing the piano when she was in kindergarten, and she still plays today. She joined band as soon as she could. She played saxophone all the way through high school and college. Jorgensen graduated from Osage in 2008. She started off in secondary English education, then she received an endorsement in Spanish and Talented and Gifted. Now, at this point in her career, she has taught all three. She started off at Wartburg College, where she continued to play saxophone. She was in the concert band. They did a European tour through Iceland, England, Germany, Luxembourg and Austria. After Wartburg, she earned has master’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa. She worked for the study abroad center at UNI, planning trips for the college. It helped her become focused and detail oriented. She became a good communicator, which would help her as a teacher. She became a leader. “I learned how important it is to stay focused and carry out something and see it through,” she said. College was a long journey, as she graduated in 2014 prepared for the world. Not only did she work in the study abroad program, but she also helped students write essays at the writing center. After UNI, her first job was in West Branch. She taught English and Talented and Gifted for three years. “It’s just a passion,” she said of English. “I loved reading. It was my favorite subject in school. I seemed to be decent at it, so I ran with it.” She loved classic literature. Her favorite was Shakespeare. At West Branch, she taught dual enrollment classes for Kirkwood Community College. She taught composition one and two and other high school English classes as the first college teacher her students would ever have. “In comp one and two, you teach students those college writing skills,” she said, adding that it was rewarding to know they would use those skills throughout their college careers. After West Branch, she went to Denison, where she taught not only English and Talented and Gifted, but Spanish. “Life just took me there,” she said. Talented and Gifted was something that drew in Jorgensen. “It’s one of those areas within a school system you maybe don’t think a lot about,” she said. “It’s really rewarding to help those students find their passions and hone their skills and feel like they belong in a group.” Her own experience in Talented and Gifted informed her as a teacher. While it would seem the most talented students would not need as much help, they actually need a place to fit in, like any student who is different from their peers. They needed extra help because they were out of place in regular instruction. The planning is individualized for each student to succeed. “You have to go into it being very openminded,” she said. “You have to be a very good listener, to listen to what they’re telling you about their advanced skills, about their interests and what motivates them.” She remembers specifically one family, four girls who all were Talented and Gifted. She got integrated into the family because she heard so much about their lives. “It was very special for me to get to teach all of them,” she said. “It’s something I’ll always carry with me.” She taught both English and Spanish her first year. Language is her forte. Though she had not taught Spanish before, it was something she kept in her back pocket. In college, she had studied abroad for four months in Chile, which helped her language skills better than any class she could take. She is fluent in Spanish. “I’ve never regretted it,” she said of deciding to teach Spanish, as well. It was a job opportunity she could not pass up at Denison. She only taught Spanish for one year at Denison, but it would change her life. Jorgensen taught in Denison for six years. In high school, students are not children, but they are not quite adults either. It is a crucial time, one that Jorgensen embraces. “They’re not adults, but they’re close,” she said. “I feel very honored to be with them at this stage of their life. They know certain things, but there are still things they need to learn to get ready for adult life. You’re helping them bridge that gap – you’re helping them cross the bridge. It’s a humbling and special position to be in. I’m very aware of the honor of helping them through that.” She has taught middle school as well. It was by choice, but the school was also in need. “In middle school, there are some more skills they’re working on,” she said. “About how to build friendships appropriately, how to regulate their own emotions – it is different from high school, just based on where they’re at developmentally. I actually really enjoyed it. “In middle school, they’re at a precious time in life, where they’re still pretty innocent, but they’re learning how to use their sense of humor – they can be so funny. Sometimes they don’t even realize it.” Finally, Jorgensen saw an opportunity in her hometown of Osage, as the Spanish position came open after the retirement of Patti Miller. “It was fate,” Jorgensen said. “It was the right time.” Her parents still live on their farm. She can visit her childhood home any time she wants. She also has one set of grandparents who live in Osage. All of these were reasons she wanted to return to Mitchell County. She loves teaching Spanish as a focus. It is different from when she was teaching three different classes. “It’s been amazing to focus on Spanish, and throw myself into it 100%,” she said. “I look forward to going into work every day. It’s a fun subject matter to teach, because you can incorporate music and food and fun cultural points. “I can feel the energy in the room, because my students choose to take the class. They want to learn the language. It’s so fun to be the one to introduce all of the words for the first time. In some ways, it feels like elementary school, because I’m teaching them literacy skills for the first time in a different language.” After almost 10 years, Jorgensen is back home. “In a lot of ways, it feels like I never left,” she said. “My soul feels at peace. I’m very grateful to be here.” Jason W. Selby is the community editor for the Mitchell Country Press News. He can be reached at 515-971-6217, or by email at . Get local news delivered to your inbox! 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After earning his first professional boxing win earlier this year, Diaz is eying a return to either the cage or Octagon heading into 2025. A potential return to the UFC is on the table after parting ways with the promotion following a win at UFC 279. Diaz, 39, remains one of combat sports’ biggest stars despite his up-and-down fighting record in recent years. A UFC comeback, particularly against a big-name opponent, would likely earn Diaz a multi-million payday. After a few days of social media silence following Paul vs. Tyson, Diaz is ready to get back in the mix in either boxing or MMA, as 2025 draws closer. READ MORE: ‘He spared your life!’ – Sylvester Stallone sends message to Jake Paul following controversial fight with Mike Tyson Nate Diaz inching closer to fighting return after Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson In a recent Instagram post, Diaz reacted to Paul vs. Tyson by teasing his fighting comeback. “Fuck this watching shit,” Diaz posted. 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