Jeri Brumment

Award - March 2022 E2

School: Rock Creek High School
Position: STEM Teacher

I have personally known Ms. Brummett for 4 years. I am a parent in the USD 323 Rock Creek school district. Two of my daughters have had the privilege of being a student in one or more of her classes. Ms. Brummett teaches a range of biology courses, including Biology, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, and others. She is also the faculty sponsor of the Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy, the head softball coach, works the scorer’s table at every home basketball game, and manages the concession stands (for all the sports) during the entire school year.

It’s honestly difficult to adequately measure her impact on the students and staff at Rock Creek. My daughters have both taken her General Biology course, while my oldest was her student in AP Biology last year and is currently in her Anatomy class. As a college chemistry instructor for over 10 years, I know just how challenging it is to engage students, especially teenagers, in the sciences. Both my daughters have praised her seemingly tireless efforts for encouraging active student participation in class. She will often take time to go back over material when asked by the class. She works hard to create a fun learning environment.

Both of my daughters have participated in the Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy. Chick-fil-A Leader Academy is a leadership development program for high school students - combining Leader Labs with student-led and run Impact Projects. I can’t praise this program enough! Through this program, the students have made hundreds of stuffed animals for sick children, designed and built community “Blessing Boxes” that are continually supplied with non-perishable food items and other necessities, and delivered handmade Christmas ornaments with a sweet treat to all the physicians and nurses at Via Christi hospital in Manhattan. In 2021, the Rock Creek Chapter won one of two nationwide Sustainability Innovation Challenge grants, sponsored by Coca Cola and Chick-fil-A.