New to Juan Diego this year, Mrs. Iverson is adored by all her students, and is a teacher that many have yet to form a connection with. As she subs in for her mother-in-law, Ms. Vickie Iverson, her bright personality and hand gestures make every single one of her students smile everyday. 

Mrs. Iverson was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in Sandy. “I have two half-brothers, and I had one half-sister, who passed away when I was in elementary school.” Iverson says, “All three of them are significantly older than me, like, old enough to my parents! Because of this, we never lived in the same house. My upbringing was definitely that of an only child” she finishes. After losing her sister at such a young age, Mrs. Iverson felt guilty for not developing a real “sister” relationship with her, which is one of the main reasons she is close with her brothers now. 

“I grew up desperately wanting to be an Alta Hawk, because my parents live right below Alta High School.” Iverson says, “I attended a private, Seventh-day Adventist (my faith!) school for elementary and Channing Hall charter school in Draper from sixth to eighth grade. The problem was that Channing Hall ended with eighth grade and Alta started with tenth grade. My best friend from elementary school tried out for cheer at JD and I decided to come here for high school,” Iverson finishes. Not only did Mrs. Iverson have the world’s best high school experience, but she was a student ambassador, did track and field, and was even on the newspaper staff for four years. “Newspaper was my life. We were printing quarterly back then, winning national and international awards. I was editor-in-chief as a junior and senior!”