Number of years teaching
15

Name(s) of media you advise
Buffalo Yearbook, Stampede TV, Stampede Online

School Name & City
Haltom High School, Haltom City

Most unusual item in/on your desk?
It’s a tie between Buddha on a laptop toy and manatee tea diffuser.

Favorite deadline snack?
Muddy Buddies

Nicknames your students have given you?
Momma Arnold and Coach

Superpower you’d want as a teacher?
Although not really a superpower, I wish I was a morning person 10 months of the year.

What is the reason you love teaching journalism?
I get to teach the coolest kids on campus.

What is the most important element to a successful program?
I am still trying to figure this one out, but I try to remind myself that my role should not ultimately be about the products my students create, but about the students they become while I get to teach them.

Describe your favorite lesson to teach.
I love teaching photo history and getting back in the darkroom.