CAMPUS COUPLES

A peek into the lives of teacher couples working together at Cupertino High School

EVAN LU postscript editor/business manager

Amy Benson and Jessica Schaetzke are one of Cupertino High School’s newest married couples. Benson is a math teacher who is currently on maternity leave, and Schaetzke teaches Spanish and leads Tino’s World Languages Department.

The two met as teachers at Cupertino High School and started off as friends. Benson asked Schaetzke to join in on a camping trip and their friendship eventually grew into a romantic relationship.

After five years together, they tied the knot last summer, surrounded by their friends and families. They also celebrated the birth of their son, Nico, in April.

They have many things in common, sharing hobbies like exploring the different foods the Bay Area has to offer and visiting farmers markets. Another hobby they share is visiting national parks as well as camping. They also travel every summer to Minnesota to spend time with Schaetzke’s family. During the pandemic, they stayed in Minnesota and were able to go cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

Working together on campus is something they said they really appreciate and enjoy.

“We can share our lunch together and have a lot of mutual friends. Having a shared work space means we really understand what the other person is going through,” Schaetzke said. “Sometimes it’s too much togetherness and it’s difficult to turn our work brain off once we leave school. We often have to remind ourselves to not always talk about work.”

The couple is just one of several at Tino who are married to fellow staff members