Fredericksburg High School teacher Jamie Kneese has worked for Fredericksburg Independent School District long enough to see a lot of changes in the teaching world. Despite challenges such as the COVID pandemic in 2020, Kneese has taught for 14 years, 13 of which have been for FISD.

Kneese is not just a classroom teacher. She has spent most of those years coaching.

“I always thought to myself that I could love teaching because I loved coaching,” Kneese said.  “But I’ve really fallen in lo...