Jesse Preston - jesse_preston@dpsk12.org

Middle School 2D and High School Graphic Design

                                         Jesse Preston is a native of Colorado, and a

                                         product of Colorado schools attending Golden

                                         High School and Colorado Mesa University,where

                                         he received a BA in graphic design. He was also a

                                         4-year letterman and wide receiver for the CMU

                                         Mavericks football team. He worked as the lead graphic artist at FASTSIGNS of Arvada for 5 years, while also attending the Metro State College teacher licensure program where he became a licensed art, physical education, and science teacher. He has been a teacher and/or coach for 7 years and has been part of the KCAA community since the schools inception in 2009, working as a 7th grade science teacher, and teaching art at every level (K-10). He has coached softball, flag-football, basketball, and baseball at KCAA. Winning 2 Prep-League Southwest Division Championships (Flag-Football 2011, Baseball 2011). His students have won several district and community art awards including ‘Best of Show’ in the 2010 DPS K-8 Exhibition. Last year he received the inaugural 2D ‘DPS Teacher Exemplary Concept Integration Award’ for his students work in the district shows. He currently teaches 6th-8th graders 2-Dimentional Art (Drawing 1, 2 and 3), and Career and Technical Education to 9th-10th graders (Graphic Design/Illustration).