Thanks to the wise words of her 7-year-old son over a decade ago, this Broomfield teacher spent the last 14 years making connections with the help of an iconic orange cat.

Prospect Ridge Academy’s elementary teacher Christina Jackson, who retired in May, will be dearly missed, colleagues said, not only for her dedication to her students but for her unique collection of Garfield memorabilia. The assortment of orange cartoon cat trinkets that she amassed over 14 years of teaching helped foster connections with dozens of students.

After a 15-year career in biotech, Jackson decided she needed more stability than the layoff-prone industry was offering her. While she pursued a master’s degree in adult education to switch industries into manufacturing training, she discovered that wasn’t quite

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