New secretary Ms. Jackson

By Justice Adams-Woods, sophomore

Ms. Lakesha Jackson is Messmer High School’s newest secretary, and we are happy to have her here! Jackson attended John Muir Middle School, and she said that a favorite memory from that school was when she first met her a girl that is now her best friend the first day of school. She says, “I had just moved to Milwaukee from East St. Louis, Illinois, and she was the first to introduce herself to me. We have been inseparable ever since.” She also remembers when she receives her first job through her guidance counselor.

Jackson also attended Washington High School, and her favorite memory from there was when she first received an award from UWM for her consistent academic achievement and best of all, graduation. For her success, her father took her and her sisters to Florida for one whole week. After that, Jackson attended Mount Mary College to become a school secretary. She goes on to stating, “My favorite memory from Mount Mary is becoming a member of the best sorority throughout the land and that sorority is none other than Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.” However, while at Mount Mary College her field of study was Business and Professional Communications.

She has already been a school secretary for 6 years. The best thing that she would say has happened to her out of all her years of being a secretary was her building relationships with all the students and parents and knowing that she has made a difference in their lives. Besides working at Messmer as a secretary she has also worked at Tricept Solutions. She decided to be a school secretary because she enjoys working with people. 

The best part, for Jackson, to working at Messmer is getting to know the students, but it’s not all good all the time. The worst part is not remembering all of the students’ names – even though there are a lot of them! Overall, her dream job is to be a pharmaceutical sales representative. She wants to become a pharmaceutical sales representative because she says she is very good at convincing people to buy things. With that, she also states, “Becoming a pharmaceutical sales representative will help me utilize my gifts and talents beyond the front desk.”
Thank you for all your hard work, and students, be nice to Ms Jackson and all of the other front office staff members!