Jackie Clendenin is the new social sciences teacher at CHS. She is looking forward to make an impression on her students by tasking them to think for themselves. Another one of her goals is for her students to use higher level thinking in the outside world.

She previously worked in middle school for 14 years. Before that, she went to Sparta High School and then got 2 bachelor’s degrees at SIUE. Now, she has her masters degree from SIUC. Social sciences has always been her favorite subject in school. That lead to her decision to become a history teacher. She is looking forward to a great year!

She has a husband and they have 4 kids together. Her youngest is a sophomore in high school, the rest have already graduated. She enjoys to read and spend time with her family.