Hello! My name is Amber Kovach and this will be my 7th year of teaching English at STCS.

My son, Connor, will be a junior this year and my daughter, Chloe, will be a sophomore. 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

Color(s): Purple and Turquoise

Flower(s): Daisies, Sunflowers

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

“Junk Food” Treat(s): Starbursts

Drink(s): Iced Chai, 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: Target, 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