b'In 2007, whileschool started was expecting theirextremely difficult, 3 rdchild (a son),but Jill loved being Jill began tutor- there and sharing ing neighborhoodher passion for children in math.numbers. She started withRecently, Jill earned just a few students,her teaching degree, but soon she wasand hopes to start spending 3-4 hoursa masters program each night tutor- next summer to fur-ing back-to-backther her education. students. She foundShe wrote:that she loved it!I love school and She eventuallyam so grateful for worked only withthe opportunities I high school andThe Lacy Family have received from college students,my education!tutoring small groups of students all together. Jill tutored for ten years while staying at home to take care of her young family.Jill has fulfilled her life-long dream to teach mathematics, and Jill and Dans final son, Greyson Pacxii Lacy, was born in 2012.shes done it on her own terms. We wish Jill the best of luck with Greysons middle name, like his siblings, is very unique! Danher teaching and her pursuit of a masters degree in education. wanted to give all their children sports-related names, and afterShes got the determination to achieve her education goals! Ssome consideration, Jill agreed. Their first daughters name was Raylee Espn Lacy (pronounced Es-pin, for the ESPN channel). Jill and Dan continued this theme with each of their successive children: Avery Ute Lacy (they are University of Utah Utes fans), and Ryker Heisman Lacy (this one needs no explanation). When their fourth child came along, Dan had run out of ideas, so they made up a name. Greyson was born right after the Utah Utes became part of the Pac 12 Conference. His middle name (Pacxii) comes from the Pac 12 (XII in Roman numerals), and is pro-nounced Pack-sigh. In 2017, Jill took a six-week long substitute teaching job at the local high school, working with Dan and teaching PE. She wrote: I loved being in the classroom and being able to work outside of the home, so I applied to be put in a teacher pool for Davis School District. I dont have a teaching degree, but I thought I could help in some high school classes because of my tutoring experience. I interviewed in August, two weeks before school started, hoping to start the following year. The principal who interviewed me was very impressed, and asked me to take a job starting in just two weeks. It was very stressful, but I loved it!Jills job was teaching 9th and 10th grade math to 9th grade stu-dents. In the first year she worked her way up to department head. The following summer Jill was offered a job at a school close to her home, which would make things much easier on her family. She was hired to teach at Farmington High School just four days before the school year started. This brand-new high school was piloting a teaching program that integrated project-based learn-ing into a math classroom. Starting a new job just days beforeThe Lacy Familyall Medal Winners!WPMA News / Autumn 201953'