Story by Steve Nash - Special Contributor to BrownwoodNews.com It's probably no surprise that Erica Jordan became a teacher.

"It kind of runs in the family," said Jordan, a Brownwood native who teaches in the Brookesmith ISD.

"My mom is coming up on 20 years. My aunt just retired from teaching. Both of my older brothers went into education. So it's just kind of a family career. "My mom will be at Blanket this year.