Elkhorn High School sweethearts Jace (1991) and Teresa (Todd, 1992) Swartzendruber
High school sweathearts Jace and Teresa (Todd) Swartzendruber have been together 34 years together and counting! Jace Swartzenruber works at Conagra Brands as a supply chain manager. Locally, he serves as a TeamMates mentor and a high school youth leader at Relevant Community Church. He is also part of the EPS Alumni Scholarship selection committee. Teresa works at Fat Brain Toys as a warehouse coordinator. They have three children who all graduated from Elkhorn High School as well: Kyle, class of 2016, Emily, class of 2018, and Sophie, class of 2021. Kyle is married (also married his high school sweetheart from Elkhorn (Holly Poehlman), Emily is also married, and Sophie is finishing her senior year of college at the University of Nebraska.
Jace shared the answers to the following questions:
Give us a brief history of when you started dating and how long you’ve been married.
We started dating at the end of my senior year (Class of ’91) and the end of Teresa’s junior year (Class of ’92). We have been married 29 years and will be celebrating our 30 year anniversary this July.
What’s your favorite memory together?
My favorite high school memory is Teresa waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs of the senior balcony to say goodbye before she headed out to soccer practice. Every day I would look forward to it 🙂
When you were in high school, did you picture your lives together the way things are now?
Yes, very similar to our current lives. We dated for 4 years after high school but we both knew well before that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. We stayed in the Omaha area but always wanted to get back to the Elkhorn school district before our children started high school.
Do you have any relationship advice?
Prioritize and invest in your relationship with your spouse over your kid’s activities. Time spent with your kids is short compared to the lifetime you will spend with your spouse.
