Alumni Spotlight: Jana (Miner) Westcamp — Class of 1970
Jana (Miner) Westcamp is a 1970 graduate of Mulberry High School. After graduation, Jana attended Ouachita Baptist University and The University of the Ozarks, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education. She began her teaching career in 1974 at Pleasant View School, where she taught high school English. After receiving her master’s degree from the University of Arkansas, she became the librarian for the school district. She retired from the classroom in 2013, but continued to work as a technology consultant for the district. Jana has two daughters, Holly Craig and Laura Tidwell, who graduated from Pleasant View High School, and both have careers in education. She is the proud “Gran” to Mallory and Jonas. Jana is a member of the First Baptist Church in Mulberry, where she has served as organist for many years. She currently is the executive director of the MPV Education Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that awards scholarships to MHS seniors and teacher grants to MPV faculty. Jana is proud to acknowledge that she has been involved with the MPV School District in some capacity for the past 68 years.
