From Montbello to Thomas Jefferson, this number cruncher is thrilled to help make TJ students the best they can be for their future.
Photo by Kiera Classen
In 1983 Suzanne Meyer was born in Littleton, Colorado and would soon be joined by three younger siblings. Meyer has one brother who is now 26 years old, and two sisters who are 20, and 25. She said that growing up as the oldest was fun because she always got to do everything first and, of course, got to pick on her siblings. In Littleton, Meyer attended school all the way through high school, and also started a career in swimming.
Meyer started to teach swimming lessons and became a lifeguard at the young age of 12. After working at pools for a couple summers she became an assistant manager. Along with teaching swimming lessons, Meyer was also a part of the swim team at her high school, Columbine. “I know that I still hold the record there for the 400 butterfly,” said Meyers.
After blowing everyone away with her swimming skills in High School, Meyer went on to college to learn about her passion for math. “I went to Western State College of Colorado, where I majored in mathematics,” said Meyer. There she spent four years getting her degree, and also enjoyed the location of her college, the beautiful Gunnison, Colorado. Even though college was hard, Meyer managed to have some fun and said that her favorite memories about college were hiking with her friends.
After Meyer graduated from college she went on to teach one year in Jeffco Public Schools as a seventh grade math teacher. After a year of teaching at Jeffco, Meyer wanted to try her luck at Denver Public Schools. She says that getting a job at Montbello High School was a great motivation for her to gather her things up and move to Denver.
Meyer said that teaching at Montbello High School for five years was great and that she loved the kids there. She taught math and the AVID class at Montbello. Now Meyer is at Thomas Jefferson and she says that so far she is loving it, as well. “The kids here are really smart, and friendly, and all things are done very quickly.” Meyer is in charge of room 128 and teaches Probability and Statistics, Geometry, and AVID. “My favorite memory at TJ so far is how one of my students, Corey Adams, always forgets that my clock is five minutes fast,” Meyer said laughing. “He always gets ready to leave early and his classmates have even made a sign by the clock for him,”
When not at school making memories with students, Meyer enjoys spending time with her family. “I have one son, Thomas, who is four years old, and two step sons, Dylan who is 16 and Dani who is 12,” said Meyer. “I met my husband, Isaac, two years ago and we have been married for a year and a half. I already had my son and he had his two boys when we met. It was pretty hard in the beginning getting used to having a teenager in the house, especially being the step mom,” said Meyer. Things are a lot better now though, she says, and all the boys are getting along because of their love for skateboarding.
Meyer and her boys enjoy taking part in numerous activities that occur outside. “We usually do anything outdoors and also went to the Taste Of Colorado,” says Meyer, who added that she and her family also love to go camping and river rafting. They go all over Colorado to do these activities, but she says Golden is their favorite spot. She and the family also have traveled to New Mexico, California, Florida, New York, and Montana, but recently haven’t been able to go away because the lack of time. “We want to travel more though, so when the kids grow up my husband and I plan on going on more trips,” said Meyer.
When not rafting down a river, Meyer says she loves to read books and watch movies. “My favorite author is Dan Brown and his book, the Da Vinci Code, is my favorite,” said Meyer. She also said that the movie the Da Vinci Code is the best!
Meyer says she is looking forward to teaching at Thomas Jefferson and educating students. So Spartans, give her a warm welcoming the next time in the Math hallway!
