Mrs. Bender was born and raised in Tallahassee where she attended North Florida Christian School.  She then graduated Florida State University in 1999 with a degree in Family, Child and Consumer Sciences Education with a minor in Music and Psychology. Mrs. Bender currently teaches Culinary Arts 1-5 and has been at Florida High since 2002.  

Mrs. Bender has been married to her husband John since 1999 and together they have a daugther, Rachael, who is a 6th grader at Florida High.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Culinary Arts.  I am so glad you chose to be in my class and I look forward to a great year!!  As always, if you have questions or concerns, I can best be reached by email:  sbender@fsu.edu.  I am excited about working with you and your child to help them be successful.