Jessica Cross

I am a graduate and valedictorian of Belvidere High School Class of 2012. I was a member of Bevidere's varsity softball team from 2010-2012, a member of the National Honors Society, and also participated in theater and marching band.

I am curently a junior at Nothern Illinois University where I am an Honors student majoring in History with a minor in Pschology. I am treasurer of the NIU Educators' Club, a member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society, a peer mentor for the University Honors Peer Mentor Program, and student manager of the Collections Maintenance Department at Founders Memorial Library.

I am a Golden Apple Scholar pursuing teacher licensure for grades 9-12 with endorsements in High School Psychology and Middle Grades Social Sciences and English/Language Arts.