Hall of Fame

Jennifer Kelch came to Jennings in 1998 after a 2 year stint in the Normandy School District as an art teacher.  Kelch claims to have so many memories, from seeing all the students at Prom to the fun art club activities to the family ceramic nights.  She also has enjoyed going to New York for the NAEA Conference.  The surprise of being named the teacher of the year by Dr. Anderson and being nominated by Dr. McCoy for the Midwest Outstanding Teacher of the Year for Making IT Happen Teacher Award 2019.  Mrs. Kelch was awarded the District Teacher of the Year award in 2015, along with being the co-founder of the the 1st animation class with artists from LION Forge (2017-Present).
More positions Mrs. Kelch held are:

District Fine Arts Coordinator (2010- Present)

Member of the Missouri Art Education Association (1997-Present)

District Fine Arts Festival Coordinator (1999-Present)

New Teacher Mentor (on-going when needed)

Art Guild Sponsor (1999- Present)

Founder and Sponsor of Annual Art Contest (1999-Present)

District Gala Committee Member (2014-Present)

Member of NAEA (August 1997–Present)

Founder of the Family Ceramic Night (2017-Present)

Member of ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) (August 2018—Present)

Kelch in 2015 with some of her Art Club students