In honor of school starting back up again, I wanted to introduce our teacher on staff! Kiersten Lehman joins our team here at Miller’s Meat Market during the summer months to take charge of the bakery. However, now that the new school year is starting, we unfortunately have to say our goodbyes to Kiersten as she is starting her teaching career this year as a second grade teacher at Beaver River Central School. I thought it would be fun to interview Kiersten about her time at Miller’s before she starts her new job in the school system. It is never fun to say goodbye to a co-worker, but we are so excited that Kiersten is pursing her dream to be a teacher!
As I already stated, Kiersten becomes the head of the bakery when she comes back to help us in the summer. This was her 4th summer at Miller’s, her first being the summer between her freshman and sophomore year of college, so by now she has a great understanding of what needs to get done and how to do things right. She attended college and graduated from Roberts Wesleyan, and Kiersten needed a job to continue paying off the costs of her schooling. She already knew many of the Miller’s employees because they are a part of her church family, so joining the staff was easy and smooth. The people she works with continue to be the reason she enjoys her time at Miller’s, and everyone who works with Kiersten appreciates everything she does very much. She spends her day busily working on tasks such as making the side salads we sell in the store, keeping the bakery organized, pricing bakery items, and of course baking all the delicious treats we have for sale. Out of all the important jobs she has, Kiersten told me that baking cakes has to be her favorite. Kiersten has always just been a summer helper, except for last year when the Covid-19 virus changed her plans. When schools shut down in March of 2020, Kiersten was of course stripped the opportunity to work as a substitute teacher. She then joined us to work a little earlier than she normally would, and helped us through the Covid craziness from March until school started back up again in September. This past school year Kiersten got the opportunity to work in a 9 month long substitute teacher position, but this September marks the official beginning of her career, in her own classroom, with her own group of second grade students. Kiersten explained to me a few of the things she has learned while working at Miller’s, some of those things being time management, how to properly prioritize tasks, and how to successfully plan out a day of work. All of these small lessons will surely help her as she begins the life of a full time teacher.
What is Kierstens favorite Miller’s Meat Market product?
Hands down, the Potato Salad!
Outside of work in the school system, and her summer job at Miller’s, Kiersten enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves to hangout with the special people in her life, as well as watch movies and go out to eat. Currently, her favorite movie is “The Greatest Showman”, and her favorite place to eat out is Stephanos! There are so many great things about Kiersten that will make her an amazing teacher. She has a fun personality, and a kind spirit with a passion for teaching. All of us here at Miller’s Meat Market are sad that we won’t have her in the bakery anymore, but we are overjoyed that she has an opportunity to do what she truly loves. We want to wish her the best of luck in her first official school year. When talking to Kiersten in preparation for this write-up I asked her how long she knew she wanted to be a teacher. Her response to me was that ever since she was 7, and a second grader herself, she always dreamed of being a 2nd grade teacher. What a blessing it is to have that dream come true. If you have a second grader headed to Beaver River elementary school this year, maybe they will be luck enough to have Miss. Lehman as their teacher!
Thank you for reading this weeks blog! We hope everyone involved in the school systems have a smooth transition into a new year. There will be new fall content on the blog now that the summer months are over, so be sure to keep checking us out every Tuesday! Have a great day, and an amazing start to the school year!