Hello! My name is Amber Kovach and this will be my 8th year of teaching English at STCS.

Both my kids will be seniors and graduating this coming year. My daughter, Chloe, realized she had enough credits to graduate early and is ready to begin her journey after high school. This is hard for me to believe. I swear they were both in diapers yesterday!

I grew up in Havre, Montana- a small town located just a few hours south of the Canadian border. It was cold…all the time. After graduating high school, I moved to Billings, Montana where I attended Montana State University and earned my Bachelor of Science Degree in Liberal Studies. Somewhere in the middle of all that I met and married my then husband and had our first kiddo. After graduating, I became a stay-at-home mom and 18 months later we had our second child. Being a mom is great, but I was never meant to stay at home. I knew I wanted to be in a classroom teaching and began looking at options at Montana State. Changes happened to our family during the recession so we took a gamble and moved to Idaho.

One year later I was enrolled at Boise State University with hopes of becoming an English teacher. Life flew by after that. I earned my second bachelor's degree in English-Writing and continued to earn my master's degree in English-Literature. I stayed on at Boise State and taught First Year Writing in their English Department as an Adjunct Instructor. We wanted and needed something more permanent. I was tired of the cold and ready for a change, so I began looking for jobs in Arizona. It wasn’t long after that I was offered a full-time teaching position at Grand Canyon University in their online English Department. After a year and finally settled I realized I missed the liveliness of the classroom, so I began my search for something more fitting. San Tan soon became the answer. It feels amazing to be back in the classroom.

Outside the classroom I enjoy reading, paddle boarding, hiking, biking, playing video games, baking and walking my dog. I am not a person who sits still, so I try to keep my family on their toes and active.

San Tan is known for its rigor and excellence, and I enjoy implementing this in my classroom in a variety of ways. If students are not reading and writing on a daily basis, then I am not doing my job. This high school is so amazing and has such great potential and I am lucky to be a part of this family.

Birthday: September 7th

These are A Few Of My Favorite Things….

Color(s): Purple and Turquoise

Flower(s): Daisies, Sunflowers

Healthy Snack(s): Fruit, Cheese, Popcorners (Sea Salt)

“Junk Food” Treat(s): Starbursts

Drink(s):  Red Bull, Black Rock

Scent(s)/Essential Oil(s): Lavender and Peppermint

Game(s): Football, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Golf, Soccer....I guess most of them really.

Sit-Down Restaurant(s): Any pizza or breakfast joint,

Fast Food Restaurant(s): Panera

Place(s) to Receive a Gift Card: Barnes & Noble, Black Rock, and Amazon

Most used school/office supply: Purple pens

What I would really like is: More books for my in-class library

Heroes: Scooby-Doo, Mother Nature, and, of course, my mom

Hobbies: Reading, Playing with my dog, Paddle boarding, and Gardening